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#3E23C3

#3e23c3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e23c3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 13.73% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.21% cyan, 82.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 250.13°, with 69.57% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0617

Complementary

  1. #3e23c3
  2. #a8c323

Split complementary

  1. #3e23c3
  2. #c38e23
  3. #58c323

Analogous

  1. #2358c3
  2. #3e23c3
  3. #8e23c3

Triadic

  1. #3e23c3
  2. #c33e23
  3. #23c33e

Tetradic

  1. #3e23c3
  2. #c323a8
  3. #a8c323
  4. #23c33e

Square

  1. #3e23c3
  2. #c32358
  3. #a8c323
  4. #23c38e

Monochromatic

  1. #150c41
  2. #291782
  3. #3e23c3
  4. #6a52e0
  5. #a293ec

Shades

#3e23c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e23c3
  2. #3820b0
  3. #321c9c
  4. #2b1989
  5. #251575
  6. #1f1262
  7. #190e4e
  8. #130b3b
  9. #0c0727
  10. #060414
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e23c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e23c3
  2. #5139c9
  3. #654fcf
  4. #7865d5
  5. #8b7bdb
  6. #9f91e1
  7. #b2a7e7
  8. #c5bded
  9. #d8d3f3
  10. #ece9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e23c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e23c3
  2. #452cbc
  3. #4b36b6
  4. #523faf
  5. #5848a8
  6. #5f52a2
  7. #665b9b
  8. #6c6494
  9. #736d8d
  10. #797787
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433b8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005675 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00479a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e23c3 {
  color: #3e23c3;
}
Background
.bg-3e23c3 {
  background-color: #3e23c3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e23c3 {
  border: 2px solid #3e23c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e23c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 35 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e23c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e23c3, #8e23c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e23c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 35 195 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.22 #c1dc3c Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3e23c3  rgb(62, 35, 195)  hsl(250, 70%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a8c323  rgb(168, 195, 35)  hsl(70, 70%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c33e23  rgb(195, 62, 35)  hsl(10, 70%, 45%)  Sinopia
#23c33e  rgb(35, 195, 62)  hsl(130, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green