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#3906BC

#3906bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3906bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 2.35% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.68% cyan, 96.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 256.81°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.0463

Complementary

  1. #3906bc
  2. #89bc06

Split complementary

  1. #3906bc
  2. #bc9406
  3. #2ebc06

Analogous

  1. #062ebc
  2. #3906bc
  3. #9406bc

Triadic

  1. #3906bc
  2. #bc3906
  3. #06bc39

Tetradic

  1. #3906bc
  2. #bc0689
  3. #89bc06
  4. #06bc39

Square

  1. #3906bc
  2. #bc062e
  3. #89bc06
  4. #06bc94

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0128
  2. #230472
  3. #3906bc
  4. #5617f8
  5. #8c61fa

Shades

#3906bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3906bc
  2. #3305a9
  3. #2e0596
  4. #280484
  5. #220471
  6. #1d035e
  7. #17024b
  8. #110238
  9. #0b0126
  10. #060113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3906bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3906bc
  2. #4d1fc3
  3. #6138c9
  4. #7451d0
  5. #886ad7
  6. #9c83de
  7. #b09be4
  8. #c4b4eb
  9. #d7cdf2
  10. #ebe6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3906bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3906bc
  2. #4012b6
  3. #471eb0
  4. #4e2baa
  5. #5537a4
  6. #5d439e
  7. #644f98
  8. #6b5b92
  9. #72688c
  10. #797486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b2f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3906bc {
  color: #3906bc;
}
Background
.bg-3906bc {
  background-color: #3906bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3906bc {
  border: 2px solid #3906bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3906bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 6 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3906bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3906bc, #9406bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3906bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 6 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.62 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.24 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.40 #c6f943 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3906bc  rgb(57, 6, 188)  hsl(257, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#89bc06  rgb(137, 188, 6)  hsl(77, 94%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bc3906  rgb(188, 57, 6)  hsl(17, 94%, 38%)  Rust
#06bc39  rgb(6, 188, 57)  hsl(137, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green