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#3F04BD

#3f04bd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f04bd is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 1.57% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 97.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 259.14°, with 95.85% saturation and 37.84% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.0482

Complementary

  1. #3f04bd
  2. #82bd04

Split complementary

  1. #3f04bd
  2. #bd9b04
  3. #25bd04

Analogous

  1. #0425bd
  2. #3f04bd
  3. #9b04bd

Triadic

  1. #3f04bd
  2. #bd3f04
  3. #04bd3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f04bd
  2. #bd0482
  3. #82bd04
  4. #04bd3f

Square

  1. #3f04bd
  2. #bd0425
  3. #82bd04
  4. #04bd9b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0127
  2. #260272
  3. #3f04bd
  4. #5d13fa
  5. #915efc

Shades

#3f04bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f04bd
  2. #3904aa
  3. #320397
  4. #2c0384
  5. #260271
  6. #20025f
  7. #19024c
  8. #130139
  9. #0d0126
  10. #060013
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f04bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f04bd
  2. #521dc4
  3. #6536ca
  4. #794fd1
  5. #8c68d7
  6. #9f82de
  7. #b29be5
  8. #c5b4eb
  9. #d9cdf2
  10. #ece6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f04bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f04bd
  2. #4610b7
  3. #4c1db1
  4. #5329ab
  5. #5936a5
  6. #60429f
  7. #664e98
  8. #6d5b92
  9. #73678c
  10. #7a7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #093b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f04bd {
  color: #3f04bd;
}
Background
.bg-3f04bd {
  background-color: #3f04bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f04bd {
  border: 2px solid #3f04bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f04bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 4 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f04bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f04bd, #9b04bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f04bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 4 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.20 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.49 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.47 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.69 #c0fb42 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3f04bd  rgb(63, 4, 189)  hsl(259, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#82bd04  rgb(130, 189, 4)  hsl(79, 96%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bd3f04  rgb(189, 63, 4)  hsl(19, 96%, 38%)  Mahogany
#04bd3f  rgb(4, 189, 63)  hsl(139, 96%, 38%)  Lime Green