Close to Medium Blue
#3909BE
#3909BE is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22.4% red, 3.5% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 91% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #3909BE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.96:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.73:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.96:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3909BE as they’d see it.
#3909BE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #3909BE
What color is #3909BE?
#3909BE is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22.4% red, 3.5% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 91% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #3909BE in RGB?
#3909BE is rgb(57, 9, 190): 57 red, 9 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #3909BE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(70, 95, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #3909BE?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #3909BE?
Its complement #304400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.