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#3906CD

#3906cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3906cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 2.35% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.2% cyan, 97.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255.38°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0541

Complementary

  1. #3906cd
  2. #9acd06

Split complementary

  1. #3906cd
  2. #cd9c06
  3. #36cd06

Analogous

  1. #0636cd
  2. #3906cd
  3. #9c06cd

Triadic

  1. #3906cd
  2. #cd3906
  3. #06cd39

Tetradic

  1. #3906cd
  2. #cd069a
  3. #9acd06
  4. #06cd39

Square

  1. #3906cd
  2. #cd0636
  3. #9acd06
  4. #06cd9c

Monochromatic

  1. #100238
  2. #240483
  3. #3906cd
  4. #5d27f9
  5. #9471fb

Shades

#3906cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3906cd
  2. #3305b9
  3. #2e05a4
  4. #280490
  5. #22047b
  6. #1d0367
  7. #170252
  8. #11023e
  9. #0b0129
  10. #060115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3906cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3906cd
  2. #4d1fd2
  3. #6138d7
  4. #7451dc
  5. #886ae1
  6. #9c83e6
  7. #b09beb
  8. #c4b4f0
  9. #d7cdf5
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3906cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3906cd
  2. #4012c5
  3. #471ebe
  4. #4e2bb6
  5. #5537ae
  6. #5d43a7
  7. #644f9f
  8. #6b5b97
  9. #72688f
  10. #797488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e338f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3906cd {
  color: #3906cd;
}
Background
.bg-3906cd {
  background-color: #3906cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3906cd {
  border: 2px solid #3906cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3906cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 6 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3906cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3906cd, #9c06cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3906cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 6 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.71 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.16 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.29 #c6f932 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3906cd  rgb(57, 6, 205)  hsl(255, 94%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#9acd06  rgb(154, 205, 6)  hsl(75, 94%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cd3906  rgb(205, 57, 6)  hsl(15, 94%, 41%)  Sinopia
#06cd39  rgb(6, 205, 57)  hsl(135, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green