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#3608CA

#3608ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3608ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 3.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.27% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 254.23°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.0522

Complementary

  1. #3608ca
  2. #9cca08

Split complementary

  1. #3608ca
  2. #ca9708
  3. #3bca08

Analogous

  1. #083bca
  2. #3608ca
  3. #9708ca

Triadic

  1. #3608ca
  2. #ca3608
  3. #08ca36

Tetradic

  1. #3608ca
  2. #ca089c
  3. #9cca08
  4. #08ca36

Square

  1. #3608ca
  2. #ca083b
  3. #9cca08
  4. #08ca97

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0237
  2. #220580
  3. #3608ca
  4. #5928f6
  5. #9272f9

Shades

#3608ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3608ca
  2. #3107b6
  3. #2b06a2
  4. #26068d
  5. #200579
  6. #1b0465
  7. #160351
  8. #10023d
  9. #0b0228
  10. #050114
  11. #000000

Tints

#3608ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3608ca
  2. #4a21cf
  3. #5e39d5
  4. #7252da
  5. #866bdf
  6. #9b84e5
  7. #af9cea
  8. #c3b5ef
  9. #d7cef4
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3608ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3608ca
  2. #3d14c3
  3. #4520bb
  4. #4c2cb4
  5. #5438ac
  6. #5b44a5
  7. #62509e
  8. #6a5c96
  9. #71688f
  10. #797487
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d328d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00419f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3608ca {
  color: #3608ca;
}
Background
.bg-3608ca {
  background-color: #3608ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3608ca {
  border: 2px solid #3608ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3608ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 8 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3608ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3608ca, #9708ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3608ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 8 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.69 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.85 #c9f735 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3608ca  rgb(54, 8, 202)  hsl(254, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#9cca08  rgb(156, 202, 8)  hsl(74, 92%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#ca3608  rgb(202, 54, 8)  hsl(14, 92%, 41%)  Sinopia
#08ca36  rgb(8, 202, 54)  hsl(134, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green