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#3900EF

#3900ef ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3900ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 0% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.15% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 254.31°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.071

Complementary

  1. #3900ef
  2. #b6ef00

Split complementary

  1. #3900ef
  2. #efb000
  3. #3eef00

Analogous

  1. #003eef
  2. #3900ef
  3. #b000ef

Triadic

  1. #3900ef
  2. #ef3900
  3. #00ef39

Tetradic

  1. #3900ef
  2. #ef00b6
  3. #b6ef00
  4. #00ef39

Square

  1. #3900ef
  2. #ef003e
  3. #b6ef00
  4. #00efb0

Monochromatic

  1. #150056
  2. #2700a2
  3. #3900ef
  4. #6b3cff
  5. #a589ff

Shades

#3900ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3900ef
  2. #3300d7
  3. #2e00bf
  4. #2800a7
  5. #22008f
  6. #1d0078
  7. #170060
  8. #110048
  9. #0b0030
  10. #060018
  11. #000000

Tints

#3900ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3900ef
  2. #4d1af1
  3. #6133f2
  4. #744df4
  5. #8866f5
  6. #9c80f7
  7. #b099f9
  8. #c4b3fa
  9. #d7ccfc
  10. #ebe6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3900ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3900ef
  2. #400de4
  3. #471ad9
  4. #4e26ce
  5. #5533c3
  6. #5d40b8
  7. #644dac
  8. #6b5aa1
  9. #726696
  10. #79738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3900ef {
  color: #3900ef;
}
Background
.bg-3900ef {
  background-color: #3900ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3900ef {
  border: 2px solid #3900ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3900ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 0 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3900ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3900ef, #b000ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3900ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 0 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.85 #c6ff10 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3900ef  rgb(57, 0, 239)  hsl(254, 100%, 47%)  Blue
#b6ef00  rgb(182, 239, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 47%)  Electric Lime
#ef3900  rgb(239, 57, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 47%)  Ferrari Red
#00ef39  rgb(0, 239, 57)  hsl(134, 100%, 47%)  Lime