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#3E05BF

#3e05bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e05bf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 1.96% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.54% cyan, 97.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 258.39°, with 94.9% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.0489

Complementary

  1. #3e05bf
  2. #86bf05

Split complementary

  1. #3e05bf
  2. #bf9b05
  3. #29bf05

Analogous

  1. #0529bf
  2. #3e05bf
  3. #9b05bf

Triadic

  1. #3e05bf
  2. #bf3e05
  3. #05bf3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e05bf
  2. #bf0586
  3. #86bf05
  4. #05bf3e

Square

  1. #3e05bf
  2. #bf0529
  3. #86bf05
  4. #05bf9b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e012a
  2. #260374
  3. #3e05bf
  4. #5d18f9
  5. #9162fb

Shades

#3e05bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e05bf
  2. #3805ac
  3. #320499
  4. #2b0486
  5. #250373
  6. #1f0360
  7. #19024c
  8. #130239
  9. #0c0126
  10. #060113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e05bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e05bf
  2. #511ec5
  3. #6537cc
  4. #7850d2
  5. #8b69d9
  6. #9f82df
  7. #b29be5
  8. #c5b4ec
  9. #d8cdf2
  10. #ece6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e05bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e05bf
  2. #4511b9
  3. #4b1eb2
  4. #522aac
  5. #5836a6
  6. #5f43a0
  7. #664f99
  8. #6c5b93
  9. #73678d
  10. #797486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e05bf {
  color: #3e05bf;
}
Background
.bg-3e05bf {
  background-color: #3e05bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e05bf {
  border: 2px solid #3e05bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e05bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 5 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e05bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e05bf, #9b05bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e05bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 5 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.26 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.79 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.81 #c1fa40 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3e05bf  rgb(62, 5, 191)  hsl(258, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#86bf05  rgb(134, 191, 5)  hsl(78, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bf3e05  rgb(191, 62, 5)  hsl(18, 95%, 38%)  Mahogany
#05bf3e  rgb(5, 191, 62)  hsl(138, 95%, 38%)  Lime Green