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#3E16BB

#3e16bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e16bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 8.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.84% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 254.55°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.0519

Complementary

  1. #3e16bb
  2. #93bb16

Split complementary

  1. #3e16bb
  2. #bb9116
  3. #40bb16

Analogous

  1. #1640bb
  2. #3e16bb
  3. #9116bb

Triadic

  1. #3e16bb
  2. #bb3e16
  3. #16bb3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e16bb
  2. #bb1693
  3. #93bb16
  4. #16bb3e

Square

  1. #3e16bb
  2. #bb1640
  3. #93bb16
  4. #16bb91

Monochromatic

  1. #110632
  2. #270e77
  3. #3e16bb
  4. #6136e7
  5. #977bef

Shades

#3e16bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e16bb
  2. #3814a8
  3. #321296
  4. #2b0f83
  5. #250d70
  6. #1f0b5e
  7. #19094b
  8. #130738
  9. #0c0425
  10. #060213
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e16bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e16bb
  2. #512dc2
  3. #6545c9
  4. #785ccf
  5. #8b73d6
  6. #9f8bdd
  7. #b2a2e4
  8. #c5b9eb
  9. #d8d0f1
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e16bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e16bb
  2. #4521b5
  3. #4b2baf
  4. #5236a9
  5. #5840a3
  6. #5f4b9e
  7. #665698
  8. #6c6092
  9. #736b8c
  10. #797586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #063f93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e16bb {
  color: #3e16bb;
}
Background
.bg-3e16bb {
  background-color: #3e16bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e16bb {
  border: 2px solid #3e16bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e16bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 22 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e16bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e16bb, #9116bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e16bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 22 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.69 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.06 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.38 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.41 #c1e944 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3e16bb  rgb(62, 22, 187)  hsl(255, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#93bb16  rgb(147, 187, 22)  hsl(75, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bb3e16  rgb(187, 62, 22)  hsl(15, 79%, 41%)  Rust
#16bb3e  rgb(22, 187, 62)  hsl(135, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green