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#3908BC

#3908bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3908bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 3.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.68% cyan, 95.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 256.33°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.0467

Complementary

  1. #3908bc
  2. #8bbc08

Split complementary

  1. #3908bc
  2. #bc9308
  3. #31bc08

Analogous

  1. #0831bc
  2. #3908bc
  3. #9308bc

Triadic

  1. #3908bc
  2. #bc3908
  3. #08bc39

Tetradic

  1. #3908bc
  2. #bc088b
  3. #8bbc08
  4. #08bc39

Square

  1. #3908bc
  2. #bc0831
  3. #8bbc08
  4. #08bc93

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0229
  2. #230573
  3. #3908bc
  4. #571bf5
  5. #8d65f8

Shades

#3908bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3908bc
  2. #3307a9
  3. #2e0696
  4. #280684
  5. #220571
  6. #1d045e
  7. #17034b
  8. #110238
  9. #0b0226
  10. #060113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3908bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3908bc
  2. #4d21c3
  3. #6139c9
  4. #7452d0
  5. #886bd7
  6. #9c84de
  7. #b09ce4
  8. #c4b5eb
  9. #d7cef2
  10. #ebe6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3908bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3908bc
  2. #4014b6
  3. #4720b0
  4. #4e2caa
  5. #5538a4
  6. #5d449e
  7. #645098
  8. #6b5c92
  9. #72688c
  10. #797486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3908bc {
  color: #3908bc;
}
Background
.bg-3908bc {
  background-color: #3908bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3908bc {
  border: 2px solid #3908bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3908bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 8 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3908bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3908bc, #9308bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3908bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 8 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.61 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.35 #c6f743 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3908bc  rgb(57, 8, 188)  hsl(256, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#8bbc08  rgb(139, 188, 8)  hsl(76, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bc3908  rgb(188, 57, 8)  hsl(16, 92%, 38%)  Rust
#08bc39  rgb(8, 188, 57)  hsl(136, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green