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#3C19E5 — Vivid Blue

#3C19E5 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #3C19E5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#3C19E5 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C3E619; it also sits naturally between #195EE6 and #A219E6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#3C19E5 · RGB 60, 25, 229

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Color values

HEX#3C19E5
RGB60, 25, 229
HSL250°, 80%, 50%
HSV250°, 89%, 90%
CMYK74%, 89%, 0%, 10%
XYZ16.35, 7.31, 74.68
Yxy7.31, 0.1663, 0.0744
CIE-Lab32.51, 69.01, -92.74
Hunter Lab27.04, 63.05, -151.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 24% · Green 10% · Blue 90%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #3C19E5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #3C19E5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #3C19E5

.text { color: #3C19E5; }
.background { background-color: #3C19E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3C19E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(60, 25, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 80%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3C19E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(60, 25, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3C19E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(60, 25, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3C19E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3C19E5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3C19E5

#3617CF#3115BC#2B12A5#261093#200E7C#1A0B65#150953#0F073C#0B0529#050212

Tints of #3C19E5

#4F30E8#5F43EA#725AED#826CEF#9583F1#A99AF4#B9ACF6#CCC3F8#DCD6FA#EFEDFD

Tones of #3C19E5

#4528D7#4F37C8#5845BA#6354AB#6C629D#76718E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3E619:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.53:1 AAA
Against black text2.46:1 Fails

Best text color on #3C19E5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3C19E5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #3C19E5: ·

How #3C19E5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #2D2DB4Deuteranopia · #2F32A8Tritanopia · #3A8D84

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3C19E5 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Vintage Orchard
#B3CB17 · #E8EF72 · #3E25E6 · #B2A0EE
Wild Ruby Orchard
#1DBC37 · #4022DC · #E46850 · #A9E8AE
Golden Mirage
#351AD6 · #5E1880 · #B01B93 · #740E2A
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Velvet Mirage
#58D7EA · #175CC0 · #2F26E7 · #A85CF1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#411CEA#3E25E6#4022DC#351AD6#4D1CE5#2F26E7#311FD6#4B25DD#4116F9#4D23DE#402DEE#4813F9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #3C19E4  ·  #3C19E6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3C19E5?

#3C19E5 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 60, 25, 229). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3C19E5?

#3C19E5 is RGB 60, 25, 229 — HSL 250°, 80%, 50% — CMYK 74%, 89%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #3C19E5?

Its complement is #C3E619; analogous partners are #195EE6 and #A219E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3C19E5 for text?

White text on #3C19E5 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.46:1.