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#3170FC

#3170fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3170fc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 43.92% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.56% cyan, 55.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 221.38°, with 97.13% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.1927

Complementary

  1. #3170fc
  2. #fcbd31

Split complementary

  1. #3170fc
  2. #fc5831
  3. #d5fc31

Analogous

  1. #31d5fc
  2. #3170fc
  3. #5831fc

Triadic

  1. #3170fc
  2. #fc3170
  3. #70fc31

Tetradic

  1. #3170fc
  2. #bd31fc
  3. #fcbd31
  4. #70fc31

Square

  1. #3170fc
  2. #fc31d5
  3. #fcbd31
  4. #31fc58

Monochromatic

  1. #022f92
  2. #0347dd
  3. #3170fc
  4. #7ca4fd
  5. #c8d9fe

Shades

#3170fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3170fc
  2. #2c65e3
  3. #275aca
  4. #224eb0
  5. #1d4397
  6. #19387e
  7. #142d65
  8. #0f224c
  9. #0a1632
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3170fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3170fc
  2. #467efc
  3. #5a8dfd
  4. #6f9bfd
  5. #83a9fd
  6. #98b8fe
  7. #adc6fe
  8. #c1d4fe
  9. #d6e2fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3170fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3170fc
  2. #3972f0
  3. #4173e3
  4. #4975d7
  5. #5176ca
  6. #5978be
  7. #607ab2
  8. #687ba5
  9. #707d99
  10. #787e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6476bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3170fc {
  color: #3170fc;
}
Background
.bg-3170fc {
  background-color: #3170fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3170fc {
  border: 2px solid #3170fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3170fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 112 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3170fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3170fc, #5831fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3170fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 112 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.93 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.74 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.79 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.32 #ce8f03 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3170fc  rgb(49, 112, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcbd31  rgb(252, 189, 49)  hsl(41, 97%, 59%)  Amber
#fc3170  rgb(252, 49, 112)  hsl(341, 97%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#70fc31  rgb(112, 252, 49)  hsl(101, 97%, 59%)  Lawn Green