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#3916BD

#3916bd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3916bd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 8.63% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.84% cyan, 88.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 252.57°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.0512

Complementary

  1. #3916bd
  2. #9abd16

Split complementary

  1. #3916bd
  2. #bd8c16
  3. #47bd16

Analogous

  1. #1647bd
  2. #3916bd
  3. #8c16bd

Triadic

  1. #3916bd
  2. #bd3916
  3. #16bd39

Tetradic

  1. #3916bd
  2. #bd169a
  3. #9abd16
  4. #16bd39

Square

  1. #3916bd
  2. #bd1647
  3. #9abd16
  4. #16bd8c

Monochromatic

  1. #100634
  2. #240e78
  3. #3916bd
  4. #5d38e8
  5. #947cf0

Shades

#3916bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3916bd
  2. #3314aa
  3. #2e1297
  4. #280f84
  5. #220d71
  6. #1d0b5f
  7. #17094c
  8. #110739
  9. #0b0426
  10. #060213
  11. #000000

Tints

#3916bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3916bd
  2. #4d2dc4
  3. #6145ca
  4. #745cd1
  5. #8873d7
  6. #9c8bde
  7. #b0a2e5
  8. #c4b9eb
  9. #d7d0f2
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3916bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3916bd
  2. #4021b7
  3. #472bb1
  4. #4e36ab
  5. #5540a5
  6. #5d4b9f
  7. #645698
  8. #6b6092
  9. #726b8c
  10. #797586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004095 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3916bd {
  color: #3916bd;
}
Background
.bg-3916bd {
  background-color: #3916bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3916bd {
  border: 2px solid #3916bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3916bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 22 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3916bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3916bd, #8c16bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3916bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 22 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.80 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.74 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.21 #c6e942 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3916bd  rgb(57, 22, 189)  hsl(253, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#9abd16  rgb(154, 189, 22)  hsl(73, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bd3916  rgb(189, 57, 22)  hsl(13, 79%, 41%)  Rust
#16bd39  rgb(22, 189, 57)  hsl(133, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green