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#3E18BE

#3e18be ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e18be is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 9.41% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.37% cyan, 87.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 253.73°, with 77.57% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.054

Complementary

  1. #3e18be
  2. #98be18

Split complementary

  1. #3e18be
  2. #be9118
  3. #45be18

Analogous

  1. #1845be
  2. #3e18be
  3. #9118be

Triadic

  1. #3e18be
  2. #be3e18
  3. #18be3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e18be
  2. #be1898
  3. #98be18
  4. #18be3e

Square

  1. #3e18be
  2. #be1845
  3. #98be18
  4. #18be91

Monochromatic

  1. #120736
  2. #280f7a
  3. #3e18be
  4. #633ce6
  5. #9980ef

Shades

#3e18be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e18be
  2. #3816ab
  3. #321398
  4. #2b1185
  5. #250e72
  6. #1f0c5f
  7. #190a4c
  8. #130739
  9. #0c0526
  10. #060213
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e18be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e18be
  2. #512fc5
  3. #6546cb
  4. #785dd2
  5. #8b74d8
  6. #9f8cdf
  7. #b2a3e5
  8. #c5baec
  9. #d8d1f2
  10. #ece8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e18be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e18be
  2. #4522b8
  3. #4b2db2
  4. #5237ab
  5. #5842a5
  6. #5f4c9f
  7. #665699
  8. #6c6193
  9. #736b8c
  10. #797686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e18be {
  color: #3e18be;
}
Background
.bg-3e18be {
  background-color: #3e18be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e18be {
  border: 2px solid #3e18be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e18be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 24 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e18be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e18be, #9118be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e18be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 24 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.36 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.93 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.19 #c1e741 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3e18be  rgb(62, 24, 190)  hsl(254, 78%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#98be18  rgb(152, 190, 24)  hsl(74, 78%, 42%)  Apple Green
#be3e18  rgb(190, 62, 24)  hsl(14, 78%, 42%)  Rust
#18be3e  rgb(24, 190, 62)  hsl(134, 78%, 42%)  Lime Green