Electric Ultramarine Color

#3f00ff

Electric Ultramarine is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #c0ff00
Complementary Color #bfff00
Color Shade: mid blue (254.82° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Electric Ultramarine Color Sample
Electric Ultramarine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3f00ff

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Electric Ultramarine Color. The Nimbus Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gonzo Violet (#5d06e9) for more calm effect. Try Electric Indigo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bfff00 is the best complementary color to Electric Ultramarine. Cool yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f00ff complementary color is Lime, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue are #0040ff and #be00ff. Thus found on the left and right of #3f00ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Ribbon and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Electric Ultramarine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Electric Ultramarine palette consists of #40ff00 and #ffbe00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfff00). Try Harlequin and Amber colors in combination with #3f00ff, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #3f00ff offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Electric Ultramarine. Thus Malachite and Vermilion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Electric Ultramarine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lime, Torch Red, and Bright Turquoise split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f00ff square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, cool yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Electric Ultramarine tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#bfff00) and two others. The Vermilion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerulean – 120° from the complementary Lime. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff3f00 and #00bfff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3f00ff is made of 20% red, 0% green and 80% blue. In a HSL mode Electric Ultramarine has a hue angle of 254.82°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f00ff is made of 75.29% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #3f00ff
RGB Decimal rgb(63,0,255)
RGB Percentage 20%, 0%, 80%
CMYK 75.29, 100, 0, 0
HSL hsl(254.82,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(254.82,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.5528,79.9897,-104.0484)
XYZ xyz(20.0999,8.2768,95.1459)
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