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#3F17CD

#3f17cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f17cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 9.02% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.27% cyan, 88.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 253.19°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0608

Complementary

  1. #3f17cd
  2. #a5cd17

Split complementary

  1. #3f17cd
  2. #cd9a17
  3. #4acd17

Analogous

  1. #174acd
  2. #3f17cd
  3. #9a17cd

Triadic

  1. #3f17cd
  2. #cd3f17
  3. #17cd3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f17cd
  2. #cd17a5
  3. #a5cd17
  4. #17cd3f

Square

  1. #3f17cd
  2. #cd174a
  3. #a5cd17
  4. #17cd9a

Monochromatic

  1. #150843
  2. #2a0f88
  3. #3f17cd
  4. #6a46ea
  5. #a28bf2

Shades

#3f17cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f17cd
  2. #3915b9
  3. #3212a4
  4. #2c1090
  5. #260e7b
  6. #200c67
  7. #190952
  8. #13073e
  9. #0d0529
  10. #060215
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f17cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f17cd
  2. #522ed2
  3. #6545d7
  4. #795ddc
  5. #8c74e1
  6. #9f8be6
  7. #b2a2eb
  8. #c5b9f0
  9. #d9d1f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f17cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f17cd
  2. #4622c5
  3. #4c2cbe
  4. #5337b6
  5. #5941ae
  6. #604ca7
  7. #66569f
  8. #6d6197
  9. #736b8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f17cd {
  color: #3f17cd;
}
Background
.bg-3f17cd {
  background-color: #3f17cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f17cd {
  border: 2px solid #3f17cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f17cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 23 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f17cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f17cd, #9a17cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f17cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 23 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.67 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.64 #c0e832 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3f17cd  rgb(63, 23, 205)  hsl(253, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a5cd17  rgb(165, 205, 23)  hsl(73, 80%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd3f17  rgb(205, 63, 23)  hsl(13, 80%, 45%)  Sinopia
#17cd3f  rgb(23, 205, 63)  hsl(133, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green