#3F00FF · Ultramarine

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#3F00FF is a medium, highly saturated blue color, closest to Ultramarine and near Neon Blue and Iris. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness and 0.30 chroma at hue 274°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #3F00FF a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology.

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HEX#3F00FF
RGBrgb(63, 0, 255)
HSLhsl(255, 100%, 50%)
CMYK75, 100, 0, 0
CSS var--ultramarine
Contrast7.91:1 white · 2.66:1 black

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How to use #3F00FF

White text passes WCAG AA on #3F00FF (7.91:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #3F00FF with its analogous neighbors #0040FF and #BF00FF; for contrast use its complement #BFFF00 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--ultramarine: #3F00FF;

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