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#3608CC

#3608cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3608cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.53% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 254.08°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0532

Complementary

  1. #3608cc
  2. #9ecc08

Split complementary

  1. #3608cc
  2. #cc9808
  3. #3ccc08

Analogous

  1. #083ccc
  2. #3608cc
  3. #9808cc

Triadic

  1. #3608cc
  2. #cc3608
  3. #08cc36

Tetradic

  1. #3608cc
  2. #cc089e
  3. #9ecc08
  4. #08cc36

Square

  1. #3608cc
  2. #cc083c
  3. #9ecc08
  4. #08cc98

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0239
  2. #230582
  3. #3608cc
  4. #5a2af7
  5. #9373fa

Shades

#3608cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3608cc
  2. #3107b8
  3. #2b06a3
  4. #26068f
  5. #20057a
  6. #1b0466
  7. #160352
  8. #10023d
  9. #0b0229
  10. #050114
  11. #000000

Tints

#3608cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3608cc
  2. #4a21d1
  3. #5e39d6
  4. #7252db
  5. #866be0
  6. #9b84e6
  7. #af9ceb
  8. #c3b5f0
  9. #d7cef5
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3608cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3608cc
  2. #3d14c4
  3. #4520bd
  4. #4c2cb5
  5. #5438ae
  6. #5b44a6
  7. #62509e
  8. #6a5c97
  9. #71688f
  10. #797488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d338f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3608cc {
  color: #3608cc;
}
Background
.bg-3608cc {
  background-color: #3608cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3608cc {
  border: 2px solid #3608cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3608cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 8 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3608cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3608cc, #9808cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3608cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 8 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.89 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.02 #c9f733 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3608cc  rgb(54, 8, 204)  hsl(254, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#9ecc08  rgb(158, 204, 8)  hsl(74, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cc3608  rgb(204, 54, 8)  hsl(14, 92%, 42%)  Sinopia
#08cc36  rgb(8, 204, 54)  hsl(134, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green