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#3F09BF

#3f09bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f09bf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 3.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.02% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 257.8°, 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.0501

Complementary

  1. #3f09bf
  2. #89bf09

Split complementary

  1. #3f09bf
  2. #bf9a09
  3. #2ebf09

Analogous

  1. #092ebf
  2. #3f09bf
  3. #9a09bf

Triadic

  1. #3f09bf
  2. #bf3f09
  3. #09bf3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f09bf
  2. #bf0989
  3. #89bf09
  4. #09bf3f

Square

  1. #3f09bf
  2. #bf092e
  3. #89bf09
  4. #09bf9a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f022d
  2. #270676
  3. #3f09bf
  4. #5f20f4
  5. #9369f8

Shades

#3f09bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f09bf
  2. #3908ac
  3. #320799
  4. #2c0686
  5. #260573
  6. #200560
  7. #19044c
  8. #130339
  9. #0d0226
  10. #060113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f09bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f09bf
  2. #5222c5
  3. #653acc
  4. #7953d2
  5. #8c6bd9
  6. #9f84df
  7. #b29de5
  8. #c5b5ec
  9. #d9cef2
  10. #ece6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f09bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f09bf
  2. #4615b9
  3. #4c21b2
  4. #532dac
  5. #5939a6
  6. #6045a0
  7. #665099
  8. #6d5c93
  9. #73688d
  10. #7a7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.49:1 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 #0039bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #043d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f09bf {
  color: #3f09bf;
}
Background
.bg-3f09bf {
  background-color: #3f09bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f09bf {
  border: 2px solid #3f09bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f09bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 9 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f09bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f09bf, #9a09bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f09bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 9 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.34 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.61 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.88 #c0f640 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3f09bf  rgb(63, 9, 191)  hsl(258, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#89bf09  rgb(137, 191, 9)  hsl(78, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bf3f09  rgb(191, 63, 9)  hsl(18, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany
#09bf3f  rgb(9, 191, 63)  hsl(138, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green