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#3917C2

#3917c2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3917c2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.62% cyan, 88.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 251.93°, with 78.8% saturation and 42.55% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0538

Complementary

  1. #3917c2
  2. #a0c217

Split complementary

  1. #3917c2
  2. #c28f17
  3. #4bc217

Analogous

  1. #174bc2
  2. #3917c2
  3. #8f17c2

Triadic

  1. #3917c2
  2. #c23917
  3. #17c239

Tetradic

  1. #3917c2
  2. #c217a0
  3. #a0c217
  4. #17c239

Square

  1. #3917c2
  2. #c2174b
  3. #a0c217
  4. #17c28f

Monochromatic

  1. #110739
  2. #250f7e
  3. #3917c2
  4. #5f3de8
  5. #9882f0

Shades

#3917c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3917c2
  2. #3315af
  3. #2e129b
  4. #281088
  5. #220e74
  6. #1d0c61
  7. #17094e
  8. #11073a
  9. #0b0527
  10. #060213
  11. #000000

Tints

#3917c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3917c2
  2. #4d2ec8
  3. #6145ce
  4. #745dd4
  5. #8874da
  6. #9c8be1
  7. #b0a2e7
  8. #c4b9ed
  9. #d7d1f3
  10. #ebe8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3917c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3917c2
  2. #4022bb
  3. #472cb5
  4. #4e37ae
  5. #5541a8
  6. #5d4ca1
  7. #64569a
  8. #6b6194
  9. #726b8d
  10. #797687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3917c2 {
  color: #3917c2;
}
Background
.bg-3917c2 {
  background-color: #3917c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3917c2 {
  border: 2px solid #3917c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3917c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 23 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3917c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3917c2, #8f17c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3917c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 23 194 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.21 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.29 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.50 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.54 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.99 #c6e83d Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3917c2  rgb(57, 23, 194)  hsl(252, 79%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#a0c217  rgb(160, 194, 23)  hsl(72, 79%, 43%)  Apple Green
#c23917  rgb(194, 57, 23)  hsl(12, 79%, 43%)  Rust
#17c239  rgb(23, 194, 57)  hsl(132, 79%, 43%)  Lime Green