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#3909C8

#3909c8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3909c8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 3.53% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.5% cyan, 95.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 255.08°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.0524

Complementary

  1. #3909c8
  2. #98c809

Split complementary

  1. #3909c8
  2. #c89909
  3. #38c809

Analogous

  1. #0938c8
  2. #3909c8
  3. #9909c8

Triadic

  1. #3909c8
  2. #c83909
  3. #09c839

Tetradic

  1. #3909c8
  2. #c80998
  3. #98c809
  4. #09c839

Square

  1. #3909c8
  2. #c80938
  3. #98c809
  4. #09c899

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0236
  2. #24067f
  3. #3909c8
  4. #5c28f5
  5. #9371f9

Shades

#3909c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3909c8
  2. #3308b4
  3. #2e07a0
  4. #28068c
  5. #220578
  6. #1d0564
  7. #170450
  8. #11033c
  9. #0b0228
  10. #060114
  11. #000000

Tints

#3909c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3909c8
  2. #4d22ce
  3. #613ad3
  4. #7453d9
  5. #886bde
  6. #9c84e4
  7. #b09de9
  8. #c4b5ef
  9. #d7cef4
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3909c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3909c8
  2. #4015c1
  3. #4721ba
  4. #4e2db2
  5. #5539ab
  6. #5d45a4
  7. #64509d
  8. #6b5c96
  9. #72688e
  10. #797487
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e338c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00409d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3909c8 {
  color: #3909c8;
}
Background
.bg-3909c8 {
  background-color: #3909c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3909c8 {
  border: 2px solid #3909c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3909c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 9 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3909c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3909c8, #9909c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3909c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 9 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.04 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.81 #c6f637 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3909c8  rgb(57, 9, 200)  hsl(255, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#98c809  rgb(152, 200, 9)  hsl(75, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#c83909  rgb(200, 57, 9)  hsl(15, 91%, 41%)  Sinopia
#09c839  rgb(9, 200, 57)  hsl(135, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green