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#3B02CD

#3b02cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3b02cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 0.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.22% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 256.85°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0538

Complementary

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #94cd02

Split complementary

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #cda102
  3. #2ecd02

Analogous

  1. #022ecd
  2. #3b02cd
  3. #a102cd

Triadic

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #cd3b02
  3. #02cd3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #cd0294
  3. #94cd02
  4. #02cd3b

Square

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #cd022e
  3. #94cd02
  4. #02cda1

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0135
  2. #250181
  3. #3b02cd
  4. #5d1ffd
  5. #946afe

Shades

#3b02cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #3502b9
  3. #2f02a4
  4. #290190
  5. #23017b
  6. #1e0167
  7. #180152
  8. #12013e
  9. #0c0029
  10. #060015
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b02cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #4f1bd2
  3. #6235d7
  4. #764edc
  5. #8967e1
  6. #9d81e6
  7. #b19aeb
  8. #c4b3f0
  9. #d8ccf5
  10. #ebe6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b02cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #420fc5
  3. #491bbe
  4. #5028b6
  5. #5734ae
  6. #5e41a7
  7. #644e9f
  8. #6b5a97
  9. #72678f
  10. #797388
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f338f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0041a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b02cd {
  color: #3b02cd;
}
Background
.bg-3b02cd {
  background-color: #3b02cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b02cd {
  border: 2px solid #3b02cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b02cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 2 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b02cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b02cd, #a102cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b02cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 2 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.80 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.30 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.46 #c4fd32 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3b02cd  rgb(59, 2, 205)  hsl(257, 98%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#94cd02  rgb(148, 205, 2)  hsl(77, 98%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cd3b02  rgb(205, 59, 2)  hsl(17, 98%, 41%)  Sinopia
#02cd3b  rgb(2, 205, 59)  hsl(137, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green