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#3271FF

#3271ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3271ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 44.31% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.39% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.56°, with 100% saturation and 59.8% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1971

Complementary

  1. #3271ff
  2. #ffc032

Split complementary

  1. #3271ff
  2. #ff5932
  3. #d7ff32

Analogous

  1. #32d7ff
  2. #3271ff
  3. #5932ff

Triadic

  1. #3271ff
  2. #ff3271
  3. #71ff32

Tetradic

  1. #3271ff
  2. #c032ff
  3. #ffc032
  4. #71ff32

Square

  1. #3271ff
  2. #ff32d7
  3. #ffc032
  4. #32ff59

Monochromatic

  1. #002f98
  2. #0046e4
  3. #3271ff
  4. #7ea6ff
  5. #cbdbff

Shades

#3271ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3271ff
  2. #2d66e6
  3. #285acc
  4. #234fb3
  5. #1e4499
  6. #193980
  7. #142d66
  8. #0f224d
  9. #0a1733
  10. #050b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3271ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3271ff
  2. #477fff
  3. #5b8dff
  4. #709cff
  5. #84aaff
  6. #99b8ff
  7. #adc6ff
  8. #c2d4ff
  9. #d6e3ff
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3271ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3271ff
  2. #3a73f2
  3. #4274e6
  4. #4976d9
  5. #5177cc
  6. #5979c0
  7. #617ab3
  8. #697ca6
  9. #707d99
  10. #787f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6577bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3271ff {
  color: #3271ff;
}
Background
.bg-3271ff {
  background-color: #3271ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3271ff {
  border: 2px solid #3271ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3271ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 113 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3271ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3271ff, #5932ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3271ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 113 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.83 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.76 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.34 #cd8e00 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3271ff  rgb(50, 113, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffc032  rgb(255, 192, 50)  hsl(42, 100%, 60%)  Amber
#ff3271  rgb(255, 50, 113)  hsl(342, 100%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#71ff32  rgb(113, 255, 50)  hsl(102, 100%, 60%)  Lawn Green