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#3073EB

#3073eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3073eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 45.1% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.57% cyan, 51.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 218.5°, with 82.38% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.1889

Complementary

  1. #3073eb
  2. #eba830

Split complementary

  1. #3073eb
  2. #eb4a30
  3. #d1eb30

Analogous

  1. #30d1eb
  2. #3073eb
  3. #4a30eb

Triadic

  1. #3073eb
  2. #eb3073
  3. #73eb30

Tetradic

  1. #3073eb
  2. #a830eb
  3. #eba830
  4. #73eb30

Square

  1. #3073eb
  2. #eb30d1
  3. #eba830
  4. #30eb4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3277
  2. #124fbc
  3. #3073eb
  4. #76a2f2
  5. #bcd1f8

Shades

#3073eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3073eb
  2. #2b68d4
  3. #265cbc
  4. #2251a5
  5. #1d458d
  6. #183a76
  7. #132e5e
  8. #0e2347
  9. #0a172f
  10. #050c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3073eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3073eb
  2. #4581ed
  3. #598fef
  4. #6e9df1
  5. #83abf3
  6. #98b9f5
  7. #acc7f7
  8. #c1d5f9
  9. #d6e3fb
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3073eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3073eb
  2. #3874e0
  3. #4076d6
  4. #4877cb
  5. #5078c0
  6. #587ab6
  7. #607bab
  8. #687ca0
  9. #707d95
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6376b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2081ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #277cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3073eb {
  color: #3073eb;
}
Background
.bg-3073eb {
  background-color: #3073eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3073eb {
  border: 2px solid #3073eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3073eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 115 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3073eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3073eb, #4a30eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3073eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 115 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.31 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.63 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.71 #cf8c14 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3073eb  rgb(48, 115, 235)  hsl(219, 82%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eba830  rgb(235, 168, 48)  hsl(39, 82%, 55%)  Marigold
#eb3073  rgb(235, 48, 115)  hsl(339, 82%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#73eb30  rgb(115, 235, 48)  hsl(99, 82%, 55%)  Lawn Green