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#3A09CD

#3a09cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3a09cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.71% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 91.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #3a09cd
  2. #9ccd09

Split complementary

  1. #3a09cd
  2. #cd9c09
  3. #3acd09

Analogous

  1. #093acd
  2. #3a09cd
  3. #9c09cd

Triadic

  1. #3a09cd
  2. #cd3a09
  3. #09cd3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a09cd
  2. #cd099c
  3. #9ccd09
  4. #09cd3a

Square

  1. #3a09cd
  2. #cd093a
  3. #9ccd09
  4. #09cd9c

Monochromatic

  1. #11033a
  2. #250684
  3. #3a09cd
  4. #5f2df6
  5. #9776f9

Shades

#3a09cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a09cd
  2. #3408b9
  3. #2e07a4
  4. #290690
  5. #23057b
  6. #1d0567
  7. #170452
  8. #11033e
  9. #0c0229
  10. #060115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a09cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a09cd
  2. #4e22d2
  3. #613ad7
  4. #7553dc
  5. #896be1
  6. #9d84e6
  7. #b09deb
  8. #c4b5f0
  9. #d8cef5
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a09cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a09cd
  2. #4115c5
  3. #4821be
  4. #4f2db6
  5. #5639ae
  6. #5d45a7
  7. #64509f
  8. #6b5c97
  9. #72688f
  10. #797488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a09cd {
  color: #3a09cd;
}
Background
.bg-3a09cd {
  background-color: #3a09cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a09cd {
  border: 2px solid #3a09cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a09cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a09cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a09cd, #9c09cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a09cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.29 #c5f632 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3a09cd  rgb(58, 9, 205)  hsl(255, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#9ccd09  rgb(156, 205, 9)  hsl(75, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd3a09  rgb(205, 58, 9)  hsl(15, 92%, 42%)  Sinopia
#09cd3a  rgb(9, 205, 58)  hsl(135, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green