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#3170FE

#3170fe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3170fe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.71% cyan, 55.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 221.56°, with 99.03% saturation and 59.41% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.194

Complementary

  1. #3170fe
  2. #febf31

Split complementary

  1. #3170fe
  2. #fe5831
  3. #d6fe31

Analogous

  1. #31d6fe
  2. #3170fe
  3. #5831fe

Triadic

  1. #3170fe
  2. #fe3170
  3. #70fe31

Tetradic

  1. #3170fe
  2. #bf31fe
  3. #febf31
  4. #70fe31

Square

  1. #3170fe
  2. #fe31d6
  3. #febf31
  4. #31fe58

Monochromatic

  1. #012e95
  2. #0146e1
  3. #3170fe
  4. #7da5fe
  5. #c9daff

Shades

#3170fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3170fe
  2. #2c65e5
  3. #275acb
  4. #224eb2
  5. #1d4398
  6. #19387f
  7. #142d66
  8. #0f224c
  9. #0a1633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3170fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3170fe
  2. #467efe
  3. #5a8dfe
  4. #6f9bfe
  5. #83a9fe
  6. #98b8ff
  7. #adc6ff
  8. #c1d4ff
  9. #d6e2ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3170fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3170fe
  2. #3972f1
  3. #4173e5
  4. #4975d8
  5. #5176cc
  6. #5978bf
  7. #607ab2
  8. #687ba6
  9. #707d99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6476be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3170fe {
  color: #3170fe;
}
Background
.bg-3170fe {
  background-color: #3170fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3170fe {
  border: 2px solid #3170fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3170fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 112 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 99% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3170fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3170fe, #5831fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3170fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 112 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.93 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.20 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.44 #ce8f01 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3170fe  rgb(49, 112, 254)  hsl(222, 99%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#febf31  rgb(254, 191, 49)  hsl(42, 99%, 59%)  Amber
#fe3170  rgb(254, 49, 112)  hsl(342, 99%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#70fe31  rgb(112, 254, 49)  hsl(102, 99%, 59%)  Lawn Green