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#3916CC

#3916cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3916cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.06% cyan, 89.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 251.54°, with 80.53% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.058

Complementary

  1. #3916cc
  2. #a9cc16

Split complementary

  1. #3916cc
  2. #cc9416
  3. #4ecc16

Analogous

  1. #164ecc
  2. #3916cc
  3. #9416cc

Triadic

  1. #3916cc
  2. #cc3916
  3. #16cc39

Tetradic

  1. #3916cc
  2. #cc16a9
  3. #a9cc16
  4. #16cc39

Square

  1. #3916cc
  2. #cc164e
  3. #a9cc16
  4. #16cc94

Monochromatic

  1. #120742
  2. #260f87
  3. #3916cc
  4. #6444eb
  5. #9d89f2

Shades

#3916cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3916cc
  2. #3314b8
  3. #2e12a3
  4. #280f8f
  5. #220d7a
  6. #1d0b66
  7. #170952
  8. #11073d
  9. #0b0429
  10. #060214
  11. #000000

Tints

#3916cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3916cc
  2. #4d2dd1
  3. #6145d6
  4. #745cdb
  5. #8873e0
  6. #9c8be6
  7. #b0a2eb
  8. #c4b9f0
  9. #d7d0f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3916cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3916cc
  2. #4021c4
  3. #472bbd
  4. #4e36b5
  5. #5540ae
  6. #5d4ba6
  7. #64569e
  8. #6b6097
  9. #726b8f
  10. #797588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 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 #0031ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3916cc {
  color: #3916cc;
}
Background
.bg-3916cc {
  background-color: #3916cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3916cc {
  border: 2px solid #3916cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3916cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 22 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3916cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3916cc, #9416cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3916cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 22 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.34 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.29 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.60 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.76 #c6e933 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3916cc  rgb(57, 22, 204)  hsl(252, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#a9cc16  rgb(169, 204, 22)  hsl(72, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#cc3916  rgb(204, 57, 22)  hsl(12, 81%, 44%)  Sinopia
#16cc39  rgb(22, 204, 57)  hsl(132, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green