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#3205BC

#3205bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3205bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 1.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.4% cyan, 97.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 254.75°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.0442

Complementary

  1. #3205bc
  2. #8fbc05

Split complementary

  1. #3205bc
  2. #bc8d05
  3. #34bc05

Analogous

  1. #0534bc
  2. #3205bc
  3. #8d05bc

Triadic

  1. #3205bc
  2. #bc3205
  3. #05bc32

Tetradic

  1. #3205bc
  2. #bc058f
  3. #8fbc05
  4. #05bc32

Square

  1. #3205bc
  2. #bc0534
  3. #8fbc05
  4. #05bc8d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0127
  2. #1e0371
  3. #3205bc
  4. #4d15f9
  5. #855ffb

Shades

#3205bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3205bc
  2. #2d05a9
  3. #280496
  4. #230484
  5. #1e0371
  6. #19035e
  7. #14024b
  8. #0f0238
  9. #0a0126
  10. #050113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3205bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3205bc
  2. #471ec3
  3. #5b37c9
  4. #7050d0
  5. #8469d7
  6. #9982de
  7. #ad9be4
  8. #c2b4eb
  9. #d6cdf2
  10. #ebe6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3205bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3205bc
  2. #3a11b6
  3. #421eb0
  4. #492aaa
  5. #5136a4
  6. #59439e
  7. #614f98
  8. #695b92
  9. #70678c
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #382e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3205bc {
  color: #3205bc;
}
Background
.bg-3205bc {
  background-color: #3205bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3205bc {
  border: 2px solid #3205bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3205bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 5 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3205bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3205bc, #8d05bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3205bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 5 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.12 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.66 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.70 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.83 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.87 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.66 #cdfa43 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3205bc  rgb(50, 5, 188)  hsl(255, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#8fbc05  rgb(143, 188, 5)  hsl(75, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bc3205  rgb(188, 50, 5)  hsl(15, 95%, 38%)  Rust
#05bc32  rgb(5, 188, 50)  hsl(135, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green