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#3901DD

#3901dd ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3901dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 0.39% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.21% cyan, 99.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 255.27°, with 99.1% saturation and 43.53% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0611

Complementary

  1. #3901dd
  2. #a5dd01

Split complementary

  1. #3901dd
  2. #dda701
  3. #37dd01

Analogous

  1. #0137dd
  2. #3901dd
  3. #a701dd

Triadic

  1. #3901dd
  2. #dd3901
  3. #01dd39

Tetradic

  1. #3901dd
  2. #dd01a5
  3. #a5dd01
  4. #01dd39

Square

  1. #3901dd
  2. #dd0137
  3. #a5dd01
  4. #01dda7

Monochromatic

  1. #120045
  2. #250191
  3. #3901dd
  4. #622cfe
  5. #9b79fe

Shades

#3901dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3901dd
  2. #3301c7
  3. #2e01b1
  4. #28019b
  5. #220185
  6. #1d016f
  7. #170058
  8. #110042
  9. #0b002c
  10. #060016
  11. #000000

Tints

#3901dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3901dd
  2. #4d1ae0
  3. #6134e4
  4. #744de7
  5. #8867eb
  6. #9c80ee
  7. #b099f1
  8. #c4b3f5
  9. #d7ccf8
  10. #ebe6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3901dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3901dd
  2. #400ed4
  3. #471aca
  4. #4e27c1
  5. #5534b8
  6. #5d41af
  7. #644da5
  8. #6b5a9c
  9. #726793
  10. #797389
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41369b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3901dd {
  color: #3901dd;
}
Background
.bg-3901dd {
  background-color: #3901dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3901dd {
  border: 2px solid #3901dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3901dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 1 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 99% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3901dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3901dd, #a701dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3901dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 1 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.06 #c6fe22 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Blue
#3901dd  rgb(57, 1, 221)  hsl(255, 99%, 44%)  Blue
#a5dd01  rgb(165, 221, 1)  hsl(75, 99%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#dd3901  rgb(221, 57, 1)  hsl(15, 99%, 44%)  Sinopia
#01dd39  rgb(1, 221, 57)  hsl(135, 99%, 44%)  Malachite