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#3906CF

#3906cf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3906cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.46% cyan, 97.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 255.22°, with 94.37% saturation and 41.76% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0551

Complementary

  1. #3906cf
  2. #9ccf06

Split complementary

  1. #3906cf
  2. #cf9d06
  3. #38cf06

Analogous

  1. #0638cf
  2. #3906cf
  3. #9d06cf

Triadic

  1. #3906cf
  2. #cf3906
  3. #06cf39

Tetradic

  1. #3906cf
  2. #cf069c
  3. #9ccf06
  4. #06cf39

Square

  1. #3906cf
  2. #cf0638
  3. #9ccf06
  4. #06cf9d

Monochromatic

  1. #10023a
  2. #250485
  3. #3906cf
  4. #5d29f9
  5. #9673fb

Shades

#3906cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3906cf
  2. #3305ba
  3. #2e05a6
  4. #280491
  5. #22047c
  6. #1d0368
  7. #170253
  8. #11023e
  9. #0b0129
  10. #060115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3906cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3906cf
  2. #4d1fd4
  3. #6138d9
  4. #7451dd
  5. #886ae2
  6. #9c83e7
  7. #b09bec
  8. #c4b4f1
  9. #d7cdf5
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3906cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3906cf
  2. #4012c7
  3. #471ebf
  4. #4e2bb7
  5. #5537af
  6. #5d43a8
  7. #644fa0
  8. #6b5b98
  9. #726890
  10. #797488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3491 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3906cf {
  color: #3906cf;
}
Background
.bg-3906cf {
  background-color: #3906cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3906cf {
  border: 2px solid #3906cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3906cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 6 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3906cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3906cf, #9d06cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3906cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 6 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.81 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.25 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.74 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.29 #c6f930 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3906cf  rgb(57, 6, 207)  hsl(255, 94%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#9ccf06  rgb(156, 207, 6)  hsl(75, 94%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cf3906  rgb(207, 57, 6)  hsl(15, 94%, 42%)  Sinopia
#06cf39  rgb(6, 207, 57)  hsl(135, 94%, 42%)  Lime Green