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#3608BF

#3608bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3608bf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 3.14% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.73% cyan, 95.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 255.08°, with 91.96% saturation and 39.02% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.0472

Complementary

  1. #3608bf
  2. #91bf08

Split complementary

  1. #3608bf
  2. #bf9108
  3. #36bf08

Analogous

  1. #0836bf
  2. #3608bf
  3. #9108bf

Triadic

  1. #3608bf
  2. #bf3608
  3. #08bf36

Tetradic

  1. #3608bf
  2. #bf0891
  3. #91bf08
  4. #08bf36

Square

  1. #3608bf
  2. #bf0836
  3. #91bf08
  4. #08bf91

Monochromatic

  1. #0c022c
  2. #210576
  3. #3608bf
  4. #541ef6
  5. #8c67f9

Shades

#3608bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3608bf
  2. #3107ac
  3. #2b0699
  4. #260686
  5. #200573
  6. #1b0460
  7. #16034c
  8. #100239
  9. #0b0226
  10. #050113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3608bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3608bf
  2. #4a21c5
  3. #5e39cc
  4. #7252d2
  5. #866bd9
  6. #9b84df
  7. #af9ce5
  8. #c3b5ec
  9. #d7cef2
  10. #ebe6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3608bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3608bf
  2. #3d14b9
  3. #4520b2
  4. #4c2cac
  5. #5438a6
  6. #5b44a0
  7. #625099
  8. #6a5c93
  9. #71688d
  10. #797486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3608bf {
  color: #3608bf;
}
Background
.bg-3608bf {
  background-color: #3608bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3608bf {
  border: 2px solid #3608bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3608bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 8 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3608bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3608bf, #9108bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3608bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 8 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.63 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.07 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.45 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.46 #c9f740 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3608bf  rgb(54, 8, 191)  hsl(255, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#91bf08  rgb(145, 191, 8)  hsl(75, 92%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bf3608  rgb(191, 54, 8)  hsl(15, 92%, 39%)  Rust
#08bf36  rgb(8, 191, 54)  hsl(135, 92%, 39%)  Lime Green