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#3915CC

#3915cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3915cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 8.24% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.06% cyan, 89.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 251.8°, with 81.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0577

Complementary

  1. #3915cc
  2. #a8cc15

Split complementary

  1. #3915cc
  2. #cc9415
  3. #4dcc15

Analogous

  1. #154dcc
  2. #3915cc
  3. #9415cc

Triadic

  1. #3915cc
  2. #cc3915
  3. #15cc39

Tetradic

  1. #3915cc
  2. #cc15a8
  3. #a8cc15
  4. #15cc39

Square

  1. #3915cc
  2. #cc154d
  3. #a8cc15
  4. #15cc94

Monochromatic

  1. #120741
  2. #260e87
  3. #3915cc
  4. #6342ec
  5. #9c87f3

Shades

#3915cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3915cc
  2. #3313b8
  3. #2e11a3
  4. #280f8f
  5. #220d7a
  6. #1d0b66
  7. #170852
  8. #11063d
  9. #0b0429
  10. #060214
  11. #000000

Tints

#3915cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3915cc
  2. #4d2cd1
  3. #6144d6
  4. #745bdb
  5. #8873e0
  6. #9c8ae6
  7. #b0a1eb
  8. #c4b9f0
  9. #d7d0f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3915cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3915cc
  2. #4020c4
  3. #472abd
  4. #4e35b5
  5. #5540ae
  6. #5d4ba6
  7. #64559e
  8. #6b6097
  9. #726b8f
  10. #797588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40378f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3915cc {
  color: #3915cc;
}
Background
.bg-3915cc {
  background-color: #3915cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3915cc {
  border: 2px solid #3915cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3915cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 21 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3915cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3915cc, #9415cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3915cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 21 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.33 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.70 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.83 #c6ea33 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3915cc  rgb(57, 21, 204)  hsl(252, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#a8cc15  rgb(168, 204, 21)  hsl(72, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#cc3915  rgb(204, 57, 21)  hsl(12, 81%, 44%)  Sinopia
#15cc39  rgb(21, 204, 57)  hsl(132, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green