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#3270EC

#3270ec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3270ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 43.92% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.81% cyan, 52.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 83.04% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #3270ec
  2. #ecae32

Split complementary

  1. #3270ec
  2. #ec5132
  3. #cdec32

Analogous

  1. #32cdec
  2. #3270ec
  3. #5132ec

Triadic

  1. #3270ec
  2. #ec3270
  3. #70ec32

Tetradic

  1. #3270ec
  2. #ae32ec
  3. #ecae32
  4. #70ec32

Square

  1. #3270ec
  2. #ec32cd
  3. #ecae32
  4. #32ec51

Monochromatic

  1. #0b307a
  2. #124cc0
  3. #3270ec
  4. #78a1f2
  5. #bed2f9

Shades

#3270ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3270ec
  2. #2d65d4
  3. #285abd
  4. #234ea5
  5. #1e438e
  6. #193876
  7. #142d5e
  8. #0f2247
  9. #0a162f
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3270ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3270ec
  2. #477eee
  3. #5b8df0
  4. #709bf2
  5. #84a9f4
  6. #99b8f6
  7. #adc6f7
  8. #c2d4f9
  9. #d6e2fb
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3270ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3270ec
  2. #3a72e1
  3. #4273d6
  4. #4975cc
  5. #5176c1
  6. #5978b6
  7. #617aab
  8. #697ba0
  9. #707d96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6274b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c80f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #217aef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3270ec {
  color: #3270ec;
}
Background
.bg-3270ec {
  background-color: #3270ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3270ec {
  border: 2px solid #3270ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3270ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 112 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3270ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3270ec, #5132ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3270ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 112 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.03 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.47 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.52 #cd8f13 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3270ec  rgb(50, 112, 236)  hsl(220, 83%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecae32  rgb(236, 174, 50)  hsl(40, 83%, 56%)  Marigold
#ec3270  rgb(236, 50, 112)  hsl(340, 83%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#70ec32  rgb(112, 236, 50)  hsl(100, 83%, 56%)  Lawn Green