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#3F09CD

#3f09cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3f09cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.27% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 256.53°, with 91.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0566

Complementary

  1. #3f09cd
  2. #97cd09

Split complementary

  1. #3f09cd
  2. #cda109
  3. #35cd09

Analogous

  1. #0935cd
  2. #3f09cd
  3. #a109cd

Triadic

  1. #3f09cd
  2. #cd3f09
  3. #09cd3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f09cd
  2. #cd0997
  3. #97cd09
  4. #09cd3f

Square

  1. #3f09cd
  2. #cd0935
  3. #97cd09
  4. #09cda1

Monochromatic

  1. #12033a
  2. #280684
  3. #3f09cd
  4. #642df6
  5. #9a76f9

Shades

#3f09cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f09cd
  2. #3908b9
  3. #3207a4
  4. #2c0690
  5. #26057b
  6. #200567
  7. #190452
  8. #13033e
  9. #0d0229
  10. #060115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f09cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f09cd
  2. #5222d2
  3. #653ad7
  4. #7953dc
  5. #8c6be1
  6. #9f84e6
  7. #b29deb
  8. #c5b5f0
  9. #d9cef5
  10. #ece6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f09cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f09cd
  2. #4615c5
  3. #4c21be
  4. #532db6
  5. #5939ae
  6. #6045a7
  7. #66509f
  8. #6d5c97
  9. #73688f
  10. #7a7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f09cd {
  color: #3f09cd;
}
Background
.bg-3f09cd {
  background-color: #3f09cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f09cd {
  border: 2px solid #3f09cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f09cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f09cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f09cd, #a109cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f09cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.03 #c0f632 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3f09cd  rgb(63, 9, 205)  hsl(257, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#97cd09  rgb(151, 205, 9)  hsl(77, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd3f09  rgb(205, 63, 9)  hsl(17, 92%, 42%)  Sinopia
#09cd3f  rgb(9, 205, 63)  hsl(137, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green