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#3170FF

#3170ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3170ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.78% cyan, 56.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.65°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1946

Complementary

  1. #3170ff
  2. #ffc031

Split complementary

  1. #3170ff
  2. #ff5931
  3. #d7ff31

Analogous

  1. #31d7ff
  2. #3170ff
  3. #5931ff

Triadic

  1. #3170ff
  2. #ff3170
  3. #70ff31

Tetradic

  1. #3170ff
  2. #c031ff
  3. #ffc031
  4. #70ff31

Square

  1. #3170ff
  2. #ff31d7
  3. #ffc031
  4. #31ff59

Monochromatic

  1. #002e97
  2. #0046e4
  3. #3170ff
  4. #7ea5ff
  5. #cadaff

Shades

#3170ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3170ff
  2. #2c65e6
  3. #275acc
  4. #224eb3
  5. #1d4399
  6. #193880
  7. #142d66
  8. #0f224d
  9. #0a1633
  10. #050b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3170ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3170ff
  2. #467eff
  3. #5a8dff
  4. #6f9bff
  5. #83a9ff
  6. #98b8ff
  7. #adc6ff
  8. #c1d4ff
  9. #d6e2ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3170ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3170ff
  2. #3972f2
  3. #4173e6
  4. #4975d9
  5. #5176cc
  6. #5978c0
  7. #607ab3
  8. #687ba6
  9. #707d99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6576be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3170ff {
  color: #3170ff;
}
Background
.bg-3170ff {
  background-color: #3170ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3170ff {
  border: 2px solid #3170ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3170ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 112 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3170ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3170ff, #5931ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3170ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 112 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.94 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.31 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.99 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.49 #ce8f00 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3170ff  rgb(49, 112, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffc031  rgb(255, 192, 49)  hsl(42, 100%, 60%)  Amber
#ff3170  rgb(255, 49, 112)  hsl(342, 100%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#70ff31  rgb(112, 255, 49)  hsl(102, 100%, 60%)  Lawn Green