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#3600CD

#3600cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3600cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 0% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.66% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255.8°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0519

Complementary

  1. #3600cd
  2. #97cd00

Split complementary

  1. #3600cd
  2. #cd9c00
  3. #31cd00

Analogous

  1. #0031cd
  2. #3600cd
  3. #9c00cd

Triadic

  1. #3600cd
  2. #cd3600
  3. #00cd36

Tetradic

  1. #3600cd
  2. #cd0097
  3. #97cd00
  4. #00cd36

Square

  1. #3600cd
  2. #cd0031
  3. #97cd00
  4. #00cd9c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0034
  2. #220081
  3. #3600cd
  4. #571bff
  5. #8f67ff

Shades

#3600cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3600cd
  2. #3100b9
  3. #2b00a4
  4. #260090
  5. #20007b
  6. #1b0067
  7. #160052
  8. #10003e
  9. #0b0029
  10. #050015
  11. #000000

Tints

#3600cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3600cd
  2. #4a1ad2
  3. #5e33d7
  4. #724ddc
  5. #8666e1
  6. #9b80e6
  7. #af99eb
  8. #c3b3f0
  9. #d7ccf5
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3600cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3600cd
  2. #3d0dc5
  3. #451abe
  4. #4c26b6
  5. #5433ae
  6. #5b40a7
  7. #624d9f
  8. #6a5a97
  9. #71668f
  10. #797388
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c318f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0041a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3600cd {
  color: #3600cd;
}
Background
.bg-3600cd {
  background-color: #3600cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3600cd {
  border: 2px solid #3600cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3600cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 0 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3600cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3600cd, #9c00cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3600cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 0 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.54 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.06 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.26 #c9ff32 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3600cd  rgb(54, 0, 205)  hsl(256, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#97cd00  rgb(151, 205, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#cd3600  rgb(205, 54, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 40%)  Sinopia
#00cd36  rgb(0, 205, 54)  hsl(136, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green