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#3906EF

#3906ef ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3906ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.15% cyan, 97.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 253.13°, with 95.1% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0723

Complementary

  1. #3906ef
  2. #bcef06

Split complementary

  1. #3906ef
  2. #efad06
  3. #48ef06

Analogous

  1. #0648ef
  2. #3906ef
  3. #ad06ef

Triadic

  1. #3906ef
  2. #ef3906
  3. #06ef39

Tetradic

  1. #3906ef
  2. #ef06bc
  3. #bcef06
  4. #06ef39

Square

  1. #3906ef
  2. #ef0648
  3. #bcef06
  4. #06efad

Monochromatic

  1. #15025a
  2. #2704a4
  3. #3906ef
  4. #6e47fa
  5. #a992fc

Shades

#3906ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3906ef
  2. #3305d7
  3. #2e05bf
  4. #2804a7
  5. #22048f
  6. #1d0378
  7. #170260
  8. #110248
  9. #0b0130
  10. #060118
  11. #000000

Tints

#3906ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3906ef
  2. #4d1ff1
  3. #6138f2
  4. #7451f4
  5. #886af5
  6. #9c83f7
  7. #b09bf9
  8. #c4b4fa
  9. #d7cdfc
  10. #ebe6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3906ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3906ef
  2. #4012e4
  3. #471ed9
  4. #4e2bce
  5. #5537c3
  6. #5d43b8
  7. #644fac
  8. #6b5ba1
  9. #726896
  10. #79748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3906ef {
  color: #3906ef;
}
Background
.bg-3906ef {
  background-color: #3906ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3906ef {
  border: 2px solid #3906ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3906ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 6 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3906ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3906ef, #ad06ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3906ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 6 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.56 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.94 #c6f910 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#3906ef  rgb(57, 6, 239)  hsl(253, 95%, 48%)  Blue
#bcef06  rgb(188, 239, 6)  hsl(73, 95%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#ef3906  rgb(239, 57, 6)  hsl(13, 95%, 48%)  Ferrari Red
#06ef39  rgb(6, 239, 57)  hsl(133, 95%, 48%)  Lime