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#3D12CD

#3d12cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3d12cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 7.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.24% cyan, 91.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 253.8°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0583

Complementary

  1. #3d12cd
  2. #a2cd12

Split complementary

  1. #3d12cd
  2. #cd9b12
  3. #44cd12

Analogous

  1. #1244cd
  2. #3d12cd
  3. #9b12cd

Triadic

  1. #3d12cd
  2. #cd3d12
  3. #12cd3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d12cd
  2. #cd12a2
  3. #a2cd12
  4. #12cd3d

Square

  1. #3d12cd
  2. #cd1244
  3. #a2cd12
  4. #12cd9b

Monochromatic

  1. #130640
  2. #280c87
  3. #3d12cd
  4. #663eee
  5. #9e84f4

Shades

#3d12cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d12cd
  2. #3710b9
  3. #310ea4
  4. #2b0d90
  5. #250b7b
  6. #1f0967
  7. #180752
  8. #12053e
  9. #0c0429
  10. #060215
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d12cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d12cd
  2. #502ad2
  3. #6441d7
  4. #7759dc
  5. #8b71e1
  6. #9e89e6
  7. #b1a0eb
  8. #c5b8f0
  9. #d8d0f5
  10. #ece7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d12cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d12cd
  2. #441dc5
  3. #4a28be
  4. #5133b6
  5. #583eae
  6. #5f49a7
  7. #65549f
  8. #6c5f97
  9. #736a8f
  10. #797588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d12cd {
  color: #3d12cd;
}
Background
.bg-3d12cd {
  background-color: #3d12cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3d12cd {
  border: 2px solid #3d12cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d12cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 18 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d12cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d12cd, #9b12cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d12cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 18 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.93 #c2ed32 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3d12cd  rgb(61, 18, 205)  hsl(254, 84%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#a2cd12  rgb(162, 205, 18)  hsl(74, 84%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#cd3d12  rgb(205, 61, 18)  hsl(14, 84%, 44%)  Sinopia
#12cd3d  rgb(18, 205, 61)  hsl(134, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green