#3900bc

Color #3900bc

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 11.02 Nearest Tailwind class violet-800 #5d0ec0 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3900bc

RGB

rgb(57, 0, 188)

HSL

hsl(258.2, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.2, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.7%, 100%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(25.26, 64.05, -80.94)

LCH

lch(25.26, 103.22, 308.36)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.236, 278.58)

HWB

hwb(258.2, 0%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83bc00

Analogous

#0025bc

#3900bc

#9700bc

Triadic

#3900bc

#bc3900

#00bc39

Split-complementary

#3900bc

#bc9700

#25bc00

Tetradic

#3900bc

#bc0083

#83bc00

#00bc39

Square

#3900bc

#bc0025

#83bc00

#00bc97

Shades

Color #3900bc mixed toward black.

#30009d

#26007d

#1d005e

#13003f

#0a001f

Tints

Color #3900bc mixed toward white.

#4900f2

#6a28ff

#8f5eff

#b494ff

#dac9ff

Tones

Color #3900bc mixed toward gray.

#3f10ad

#451f9d

#4c2f8d

#523f7d

#584e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.9:1

White text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2aa6 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#2c2fa0 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#37918c · ΔE 45.2

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 31.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3900bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3900bc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#3900bc (#3900bc) is rgb(57, 0, 188) in RGB.

No, #3900bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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