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#3274EA

#3274ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3274ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 45.49% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.63% cyan, 50.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 218.48°, with 81.42% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #3274ea
  2. #eaa832

Split complementary

  1. #3274ea
  2. #ea4c32
  3. #d0ea32

Analogous

  1. #32d0ea
  2. #3274ea
  3. #4c32ea

Triadic

  1. #3274ea
  2. #ea3274
  3. #74ea32

Tetradic

  1. #3274ea
  2. #a832ea
  3. #eaa832
  4. #74ea32

Square

  1. #3274ea
  2. #ea32d0
  3. #eaa832
  4. #32ea4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3277
  2. #1350bc
  3. #3274ea
  4. #77a3f1
  5. #bdd2f8

Shades

#3274ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3274ea
  2. #2d68d3
  3. #285dbb
  4. #2351a4
  5. #1e468c
  6. #193a75
  7. #142e5e
  8. #0f2346
  9. #0a172f
  10. #050c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3274ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3274ea
  2. #4782ec
  3. #5b90ee
  4. #709ef0
  5. #84acf2
  6. #99baf5
  7. #adc7f7
  8. #c2d5f9
  9. #d6e3fb
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3274ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3274ea
  2. #3a75df
  3. #4276d5
  4. #4978ca
  5. #5179c0
  6. #597ab5
  7. #617baa
  8. #697ca0
  9. #707e95
  10. #787f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6477b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2782ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c7ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3274ea {
  color: #3274ea;
}
Background
.bg-3274ea {
  background-color: #3274ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3274ea {
  border: 2px solid #3274ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3274ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 116 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3274ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3274ea, #4c32ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3274ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 116 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.34 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.26 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.49 #cd8b15 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3274ea  rgb(50, 116, 234)  hsl(218, 81%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#eaa832  rgb(234, 168, 50)  hsl(38, 81%, 56%)  Marigold
#ea3274  rgb(234, 50, 116)  hsl(338, 81%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#74ea32  rgb(116, 234, 50)  hsl(98, 81%, 56%)  Lawn Green