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#3917BF

#3917bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3917bf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 9.02% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.16% cyan, 87.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 252.14°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.0524

Complementary

  1. #3917bf
  2. #9dbf17

Split complementary

  1. #3917bf
  2. #bf8d17
  3. #49bf17

Analogous

  1. #1749bf
  2. #3917bf
  3. #8d17bf

Triadic

  1. #3917bf
  2. #bf3917
  3. #17bf39

Tetradic

  1. #3917bf
  2. #bf179d
  3. #9dbf17
  4. #17bf39

Square

  1. #3917bf
  2. #bf1749
  3. #9dbf17
  4. #17bf8d

Monochromatic

  1. #100736
  2. #250f7b
  3. #3917bf
  4. #5e3be7
  5. #967ff0

Shades

#3917bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3917bf
  2. #3315ac
  3. #2e1299
  4. #281086
  5. #220e73
  6. #1d0c60
  7. #17094c
  8. #110739
  9. #0b0526
  10. #060213
  11. #000000

Tints

#3917bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3917bf
  2. #4d2ec5
  3. #6145cc
  4. #745dd2
  5. #8874d9
  6. #9c8bdf
  7. #b0a2e5
  8. #c4b9ec
  9. #d7d1f2
  10. #ebe8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3917bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3917bf
  2. #4022b9
  3. #472cb2
  4. #4e37ac
  5. #5541a6
  6. #5d4ca0
  7. #645699
  8. #6b6193
  9. #726b8d
  10. #797686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3917bf {
  color: #3917bf;
}
Background
.bg-3917bf {
  background-color: #3917bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3917bf {
  border: 2px solid #3917bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3917bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 23 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3917bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3917bf, #8d17bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3917bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 23 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.01 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.17 #c6e840 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3917bf  rgb(57, 23, 191)  hsl(252, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#9dbf17  rgb(157, 191, 23)  hsl(72, 79%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bf3917  rgb(191, 57, 23)  hsl(12, 79%, 42%)  Rust
#17bf39  rgb(23, 191, 57)  hsl(132, 79%, 42%)  Lime Green