Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #3b42be, its pure hue is 236.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.6%, and its lightness is 48.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #3b42be, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #070818 to #343aa6.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #3b42be. In RGB, it consists of 23.1% Red, 25.9% Green, and 74.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 68.9% Cyan, 65.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 236.8°, with saturation of 52.6% and lightness of 48.8%. The decimal value for #3b42be is 3883710, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3333cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #3b42be is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #3b42be
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #3b42be, its pure hue is 236.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.6%, and its lightness is 48.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #3b42be, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #545ac6 to #e7e7f7.
Tones of #3b42be
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #3b42be, its pure hue is 236.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #3b42be, which range from #7d7d7d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #000df9 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #3b42be
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #3b42be! For #3b42be, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #3b42be. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #3b42be
This color, #3b42be, consists of 23.1% Red, 25.9% Green, and 74.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 59, Green = 66, Blue = 190. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #3b42be is 68.9% Cyan, 65.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 59 | 66 | 190 |
Octal | 73 | 102 | 276 |
Hexa | #3b | #42 | #be |
Binary | 00111011 | 01000010 | 10111110 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 68 | 65 | 0 | 25 |
Octal | 104 | 101 | 0 | 31 |
Hexa | #44 | #41 | #00 | #19 |
Binary | 01000100 | 01000001 | 00000000 | 00011001 |
Analogous Colors of #3b42be
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #3b42be — which has hue 236.8° — its analogous colors are located at 206.8° and 266.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3b42be.
Triadic Colors of #3b42be
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #3b42be — which has hue 236.8° — its triadic colors are located at 116.8° and 356.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3b42be.
Complementary Color of #3b42be
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #3b42be — which has hue 236.8° — its complementary color is located at 56.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3b42be.
Split Complementary Colors of #3b42be
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #3b42be — which has hue 236.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 26.8° and 236.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3b42be.
Tetradic Colors of #3b42be
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #3b42be — which has hue 236.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 146.8°, 236.8°, 326.8°, and 56.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3b42be.
Monochromatic Colors of #3b42be
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #3b42be, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2c2e50 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #878cef (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #3b42be
We want to make getting started with #3b42be on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #3b42be into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #3b42be can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #3b42be with other HTML elements.
#3b42be Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #3b42be;">The color of this text is #3b42be.</span>
#3b42be Background Color
<div style="background-color: #3b42be; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #3b42be.</div>
#3b42be Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #3b42be;">This color for the shadow of this text is #3b42be.</span>
#3b42be Border Color
<div style="border: #3b42be 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #3b42be.</div>
#3b42be Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3b42be; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3b42be on a white background.</div></div>
#3b42be Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3b42be; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3b42be on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #3b42be to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3b42be,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3b42be,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3b42be,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3b42be,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3b42be to white.</div>
Gradient from #3b42be to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3b42be,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3b42be,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3b42be,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3b42be,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3b42be to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #3b42be
In addition to using #3b42be on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #3b42be in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #3b42be, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 59, Green = 66, Blue = 190). If you need details about the color coordinates of #3b42be in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #3b42be |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(59, 66, 190) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #3b42be; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #3b42be; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #3b42be; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(59, 66, 190); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#3b42be") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:59, green:66, blue:190, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:59 green:66 blue:190 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(59f, 66f, 190f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(59, 66, 190); |
#3b42be Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #3b42be the same way. For those with color blindness, #3b42be might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #3b42be looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #3b42be is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #3b42be looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #3b42be will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #3b42be is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.8:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.