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#3C61BA

#3c61ba ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c61ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.74% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.38°, with 51.22% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #3c61ba
  2. #ba953c

Split complementary

  1. #3c61ba
  2. #ba563c
  3. #a0ba3c

Analogous

  1. #3ca0ba
  2. #3c61ba
  3. #563cba

Triadic

  1. #3c61ba
  2. #ba3c61
  3. #61ba3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c61ba
  2. #953cba
  3. #ba953c
  4. #61ba3c

Square

  1. #3c61ba
  2. #ba3ca0
  3. #ba953c
  4. #3cba56

Monochromatic

  1. #172546
  2. #294380
  3. #3c61ba
  4. #718dd1
  5. #abbce4

Shades

#3c61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c61ba
  2. #3657a7
  3. #304e95
  4. #2a4482
  5. #243a70
  6. #1e315d
  7. #18274a
  8. #121d38
  9. #0c1325
  10. #060a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c61ba
  2. #5071c1
  3. #6381c8
  4. #7790cf
  5. #8aa0d6
  6. #9eb0dd
  7. #b1c0e3
  8. #c5d0ea
  9. #d8dff1
  10. #eceff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c61ba
  2. #4364b4
  3. #4a67ae
  4. #506aa9
  5. #576da3
  6. #5e719d
  7. #657497
  8. #6c7791
  9. #727a8c
  10. #797d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57648f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #326bbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1560b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3667bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2960b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c61ba {
  color: #3c61ba;
}
Background
.bg-3c61ba {
  background-color: #3c61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c61ba {
  border: 2px solid #3c61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 51% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c61ba, #563cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.99 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.47 #c39e45 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Denim
#3c61ba  rgb(60, 97, 186)  hsl(222, 51%, 48%)  Denim
#ba953c  rgb(186, 149, 60)  hsl(42, 51%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba3c61  rgb(186, 60, 97)  hsl(342, 51%, 48%)  Dogwood Rose
#61ba3c  rgb(97, 186, 60)  hsl(102, 51%, 48%)  Kelly Green