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#3C09CD

#3c09cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3c09cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.73% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255.61°, 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0556

Complementary

  1. #3c09cd
  2. #9acd09

Split complementary

  1. #3c09cd
  2. #cd9e09
  3. #38cd09

Analogous

  1. #0938cd
  2. #3c09cd
  3. #9e09cd

Triadic

  1. #3c09cd
  2. #cd3c09
  3. #09cd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c09cd
  2. #cd099a
  3. #9acd09
  4. #09cd3c

Square

  1. #3c09cd
  2. #cd0938
  3. #9acd09
  4. #09cd9e

Monochromatic

  1. #11033a
  2. #270684
  3. #3c09cd
  4. #612df6
  5. #9876f9

Shades

#3c09cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c09cd
  2. #3608b9
  3. #3007a4
  4. #2a0690
  5. #24057b
  6. #1e0567
  7. #180452
  8. #12033e
  9. #0c0229
  10. #060115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c09cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c09cd
  2. #5022d2
  3. #633ad7
  4. #7753dc
  5. #8a6be1
  6. #9e84e6
  7. #b19deb
  8. #c5b5f0
  9. #d8cef5
  10. #ece6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c09cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c09cd
  2. #4315c5
  3. #4a21be
  4. #502db6
  5. #5739ae
  6. #5e45a7
  7. #65509f
  8. #6c5c97
  9. #72688f
  10. #797488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c09cd {
  color: #3c09cd;
}
Background
.bg-3c09cd {
  background-color: #3c09cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c09cd {
  border: 2px solid #3c09cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c09cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c09cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c09cd, #9e09cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c09cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.23 #c3f632 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3c09cd  rgb(60, 9, 205)  hsl(256, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#9acd09  rgb(154, 205, 9)  hsl(76, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd3c09  rgb(205, 60, 9)  hsl(16, 92%, 42%)  Sinopia
#09cd3c  rgb(9, 205, 60)  hsl(136, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green