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#3609EF

#3609ef ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3609ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 3.53% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.41% cyan, 96.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 251.74°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.0721

Complementary

  1. #3609ef
  2. #c2ef09

Split complementary

  1. #3609ef
  2. #efa909
  3. #4fef09

Analogous

  1. #094fef
  2. #3609ef
  3. #a909ef

Triadic

  1. #3609ef
  2. #ef3609
  3. #09ef36

Tetradic

  1. #3609ef
  2. #ef09c2
  3. #c2ef09
  4. #09ef36

Square

  1. #3609ef
  2. #ef094f
  3. #c2ef09
  4. #09efa9

Monochromatic

  1. #15035c
  2. #2506a5
  3. #3609ef
  4. #6e4cf8
  5. #aa96fb

Shades

#3609ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3609ef
  2. #3108d7
  3. #2b07bf
  4. #2606a7
  5. #20058f
  6. #1b0578
  7. #160460
  8. #100348
  9. #0b0230
  10. #050118
  11. #000000

Tints

#3609ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3609ef
  2. #4a22f1
  3. #5e3af2
  4. #7253f4
  5. #866bf5
  6. #9b84f7
  7. #af9df9
  8. #c3b5fa
  9. #d7cefc
  10. #ebe6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3609ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3609ef
  2. #3d15e4
  3. #4521d9
  4. #4c2dce
  5. #5439c3
  6. #5b45b8
  7. #6250ac
  8. #6a5ca1
  9. #716896
  10. #79748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3609ef {
  color: #3609ef;
}
Background
.bg-3609ef {
  background-color: #3609ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3609ef {
  border: 2px solid #3609ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3609ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 9 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3609ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3609ef, #a909ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3609ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 9 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.63 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.80 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.86 #c9f610 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#3609ef  rgb(54, 9, 239)  hsl(252, 93%, 49%)  Blue
#c2ef09  rgb(194, 239, 9)  hsl(72, 93%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#ef3609  rgb(239, 54, 9)  hsl(12, 93%, 49%)  Ferrari Red
#09ef36  rgb(9, 239, 54)  hsl(132, 93%, 49%)  Lime