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#3B09BF

#3b09bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3b09bf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 3.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.11% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 256.48°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.0489

Complementary

  1. #3b09bf
  2. #8dbf09

Split complementary

  1. #3b09bf
  2. #bf9609
  3. #32bf09

Analogous

  1. #0932bf
  2. #3b09bf
  3. #9609bf

Triadic

  1. #3b09bf
  2. #bf3b09
  3. #09bf3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b09bf
  2. #bf098d
  3. #8dbf09
  4. #09bf3b

Square

  1. #3b09bf
  2. #bf0932
  3. #8dbf09
  4. #09bf96

Monochromatic

  1. #0e022d
  2. #240676
  3. #3b09bf
  4. #5a20f4
  5. #9069f8

Shades

#3b09bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b09bf
  2. #3508ac
  3. #2f0799
  4. #290686
  5. #230573
  6. #1e0560
  7. #18044c
  8. #120339
  9. #0c0226
  10. #060113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b09bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b09bf
  2. #4f22c5
  3. #623acc
  4. #7653d2
  5. #896bd9
  6. #9d84df
  7. #b19de5
  8. #c4b5ec
  9. #d8cef2
  10. #ebe6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b09bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b09bf
  2. #4215b9
  3. #4921b2
  4. #502dac
  5. #5739a6
  6. #5e45a0
  7. #645099
  8. #6b5c93
  9. #72688d
  10. #797486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b09bf {
  color: #3b09bf;
}
Background
.bg-3b09bf {
  background-color: #3b09bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b09bf {
  border: 2px solid #3b09bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b09bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 9 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b09bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b09bf, #9609bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b09bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 9 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.01 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.22 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.75 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.78 #c4f640 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3b09bf  rgb(59, 9, 191)  hsl(256, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#8dbf09  rgb(141, 191, 9)  hsl(76, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bf3b09  rgb(191, 59, 9)  hsl(16, 91%, 39%)  Rust
#09bf3b  rgb(9, 191, 59)  hsl(136, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green