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#3908CD

#3908cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3908cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 3.14% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.2% cyan, 96.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 254.92°, with 92.49% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.0545

Complementary

  1. #3908cd
  2. #9ccd08

Split complementary

  1. #3908cd
  2. #cd9b08
  3. #3acd08

Analogous

  1. #083acd
  2. #3908cd
  3. #9b08cd

Triadic

  1. #3908cd
  2. #cd3908
  3. #08cd39

Tetradic

  1. #3908cd
  2. #cd089c
  3. #9ccd08
  4. #08cd39

Square

  1. #3908cd
  2. #cd083a
  3. #9ccd08
  4. #08cd9b

Monochromatic

  1. #10023a
  2. #250583
  3. #3908cd
  4. #5d2bf7
  5. #9674fa

Shades

#3908cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3908cd
  2. #3307b9
  3. #2e06a4
  4. #280690
  5. #22057b
  6. #1d0467
  7. #170352
  8. #11023e
  9. #0b0229
  10. #060115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3908cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3908cd
  2. #4d21d2
  3. #6139d7
  4. #7452dc
  5. #886be1
  6. #9c84e6
  7. #b09ceb
  8. #c4b5f0
  9. #d7cef5
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3908cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3908cd
  2. #4014c5
  3. #4720be
  4. #4e2cb6
  5. #5538ae
  6. #5d44a7
  7. #64509f
  8. #6b5c97
  9. #72688f
  10. #797488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3390 ≈ 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 #002dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3908cd {
  color: #3908cd;
}
Background
.bg-3908cd {
  background-color: #3908cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3908cd {
  border: 2px solid #3908cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3908cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 8 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3908cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3908cd, #9b08cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3908cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 8 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.76 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.26 #c6f732 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3908cd  rgb(57, 8, 205)  hsl(255, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#9ccd08  rgb(156, 205, 8)  hsl(75, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd3908  rgb(205, 57, 8)  hsl(15, 92%, 42%)  Sinopia
#08cd39  rgb(8, 205, 57)  hsl(135, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green