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#3918B6

#3918b6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3918b6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 9.41% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.68% cyan, 86.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 252.53°, with 76.7% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.049

Complementary

  1. #3918b6
  2. #95b618

Split complementary

  1. #3918b6
  2. #b68818
  3. #46b618

Analogous

  1. #1846b6
  2. #3918b6
  3. #8818b6

Triadic

  1. #3918b6
  2. #b63918
  3. #18b639

Tetradic

  1. #3918b6
  2. #b61895
  3. #95b618
  4. #18b639

Square

  1. #3918b6
  2. #b61846
  3. #95b618
  4. #18b688

Monochromatic

  1. #0f062f
  2. #240f72
  3. #3918b6
  4. #5a36e4
  5. #927aed

Shades

#3918b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3918b6
  2. #3316a4
  3. #2e1392
  4. #28117f
  5. #220e6d
  6. #1d0c5b
  7. #170a49
  8. #110737
  9. #0b0524
  10. #060212
  11. #000000

Tints

#3918b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3918b6
  2. #4d2fbd
  3. #6146c5
  4. #745dcc
  5. #8874d3
  6. #9c8cdb
  7. #b0a3e2
  8. #c4bae9
  9. #d7d1f0
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3918b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3918b6
  2. #4022b1
  3. #472dab
  4. #4e37a6
  5. #5542a0
  6. #5d4c9b
  7. #645696
  8. #6b6190
  9. #726b8b
  10. #797685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3918b6 {
  color: #3918b6;
}
Background
.bg-3918b6 {
  background-color: #3918b6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3918b6 {
  border: 2px solid #3918b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3918b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 24 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3918b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3918b6, #8818b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3918b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 24 182 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.72 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.95 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.98 #c6e749 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3918b6  rgb(57, 24, 182)  hsl(253, 77%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#95b618  rgb(149, 182, 24)  hsl(73, 77%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b63918  rgb(182, 57, 24)  hsl(13, 77%, 40%)  Rust
#18b639  rgb(24, 182, 57)  hsl(133, 77%, 40%)  Kelly Green