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#3E09BF

#3e09bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e09bf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 3.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.54% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 257.47°, 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.0498

Complementary

  1. #3e09bf
  2. #8abf09

Split complementary

  1. #3e09bf
  2. #bf9909
  3. #2fbf09

Analogous

  1. #092fbf
  2. #3e09bf
  3. #9909bf

Triadic

  1. #3e09bf
  2. #bf3e09
  3. #09bf3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e09bf
  2. #bf098a
  3. #8abf09
  4. #09bf3e

Square

  1. #3e09bf
  2. #bf092f
  3. #8abf09
  4. #09bf99

Monochromatic

  1. #0f022d
  2. #260676
  3. #3e09bf
  4. #5e20f4
  5. #9369f8

Shades

#3e09bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e09bf
  2. #3808ac
  3. #320799
  4. #2b0686
  5. #250573
  6. #1f0560
  7. #19044c
  8. #130339
  9. #0c0226
  10. #060113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e09bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e09bf
  2. #5122c5
  3. #653acc
  4. #7853d2
  5. #8b6bd9
  6. #9f84df
  7. #b29de5
  8. #c5b5ec
  9. #d8cef2
  10. #ece6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e09bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e09bf
  2. #4515b9
  3. #4b21b2
  4. #522dac
  5. #5839a6
  6. #5f45a0
  7. #665099
  8. #6c5c93
  9. #73688d
  10. #797486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e09bf {
  color: #3e09bf;
}
Background
.bg-3e09bf {
  background-color: #3e09bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e09bf {
  border: 2px solid #3e09bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e09bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 9 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e09bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e09bf, #9909bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e09bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 9 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.65 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.90 #c1f640 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3e09bf  rgb(62, 9, 191)  hsl(257, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#8abf09  rgb(138, 191, 9)  hsl(77, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bf3e09  rgb(191, 62, 9)  hsl(17, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany
#09bf3e  rgb(9, 191, 62)  hsl(137, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green