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#3917C8

#3917c8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3917c8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.5% cyan, 88.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 251.53°, with 79.37% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.86:1 (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 luminance0.0565

Complementary

  1. #3917c8
  2. #a6c817

Split complementary

  1. #3917c8
  2. #c89217
  3. #4dc817

Analogous

  1. #174dc8
  2. #3917c8
  3. #9217c8

Triadic

  1. #3917c8
  2. #c83917
  3. #17c839

Tetradic

  1. #3917c8
  2. #c817a6
  3. #a6c817
  4. #17c839

Square

  1. #3917c8
  2. #c8174d
  3. #a6c817
  4. #17c892

Monochromatic

  1. #12073f
  2. #250f83
  3. #3917c8
  4. #6242e9
  5. #9b87f1

Shades

#3917c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3917c8
  2. #3315b4
  3. #2e12a0
  4. #28108c
  5. #220e78
  6. #1d0c64
  7. #170950
  8. #11073c
  9. #0b0528
  10. #060214
  11. #000000

Tints

#3917c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3917c8
  2. #4d2ece
  3. #6145d3
  4. #745dd9
  5. #8874de
  6. #9c8be4
  7. #b0a2e9
  8. #c4b9ef
  9. #d7d1f4
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3917c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3917c8
  2. #4022c1
  3. #472cba
  4. #4e37b2
  5. #5541ab
  6. #5d4ca4
  7. #64569d
  8. #6b6196
  9. #726b8e
  10. #797687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f368d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004acc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00449e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3917c8 {
  color: #3917c8;
}
Background
.bg-3917c8 {
  background-color: #3917c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3917c8 {
  border: 2px solid #3917c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3917c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 23 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3917c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3917c8, #9217c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3917c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 23 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.78 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.90 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.50 #c6e837 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3917c8  rgb(57, 23, 200)  hsl(252, 79%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#a6c817  rgb(166, 200, 23)  hsl(72, 79%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c83917  rgb(200, 57, 23)  hsl(12, 79%, 44%)  Sinopia
#17c839  rgb(23, 200, 57)  hsl(132, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green