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#3A18CD

#3a18cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a18cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 9.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.71% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.27°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0596

Complementary

  1. #3a18cd
  2. #abcd18

Split complementary

  1. #3a18cd
  2. #cd9418
  3. #50cd18

Analogous

  1. #1850cd
  2. #3a18cd
  3. #9418cd

Triadic

  1. #3a18cd
  2. #cd3a18
  3. #18cd3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a18cd
  2. #cd18ab
  3. #abcd18
  4. #18cd3a

Square

  1. #3a18cd
  2. #cd1850
  3. #abcd18
  4. #18cd94

Monochromatic

  1. #130844
  2. #271089
  3. #3a18cd
  4. #6648ea
  5. #9f8cf2

Shades

#3a18cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a18cd
  2. #3416b9
  3. #2e13a4
  4. #291190
  5. #230e7b
  6. #1d0c67
  7. #170a52
  8. #11073e
  9. #0c0529
  10. #060215
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a18cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a18cd
  2. #4e2fd2
  3. #6146d7
  4. #755ddc
  5. #8974e1
  6. #9d8ce6
  7. #b0a3eb
  8. #c4baf0
  9. #d8d1f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a18cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a18cd
  2. #4122c5
  3. #482dbe
  4. #4f37b6
  5. #5642ae
  6. #5d4ca7
  7. #64569f
  8. #6b6197
  9. #726b8f
  10. #797688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a18cd {
  color: #3a18cd;
}
Background
.bg-3a18cd {
  background-color: #3a18cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a18cd {
  border: 2px solid #3a18cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a18cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 24 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a18cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a18cd, #9418cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a18cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 24 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.61 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.80 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.72 #c5e732 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3a18cd  rgb(58, 24, 205)  hsl(251, 79%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#abcd18  rgb(171, 205, 24)  hsl(71, 79%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd3a18  rgb(205, 58, 24)  hsl(11, 79%, 45%)  Sinopia
#18cd3a  rgb(24, 205, 58)  hsl(131, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green