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#327AFE

#327afe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#327afe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 47.84% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.31% cyan, 51.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 218.82°, with 99.03% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.2175

Complementary

  1. #327afe
  2. #feb632

Split complementary

  1. #327afe
  2. #fe5032
  3. #e0fe32

Analogous

  1. #32e0fe
  2. #327afe
  3. #5032fe

Triadic

  1. #327afe
  2. #fe327a
  3. #7afe32

Tetradic

  1. #327afe
  2. #b632fe
  3. #feb632
  4. #7afe32

Square

  1. #327afe
  2. #fe32e0
  3. #feb632
  4. #32fe50

Monochromatic

  1. #013696
  2. #0151e2
  3. #327afe
  4. #7eabfe
  5. #caddff

Shades

#327afe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #327afe
  2. #2d6ee5
  3. #2862cb
  4. #2355b2
  5. #1e4998
  6. #193d7f
  7. #143166
  8. #0f254c
  9. #0a1833
  10. #050c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#327afe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #327afe
  2. #4787fe
  3. #5b95fe
  4. #70a2fe
  5. #84affe
  6. #99bdff
  7. #adcaff
  8. #c2d7ff
  9. #d6e4ff
  10. #ebf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#327afe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #327afe
  2. #3a7bf1
  3. #427be5
  4. #497cd8
  5. #517ccc
  6. #597dbf
  7. #617eb2
  8. #697ea6
  9. #707f99
  10. #787f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7ec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #138aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2384ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0079fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-327afe {
  color: #327afe;
}
Background
.bg-327afe {
  background-color: #327afe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-327afe {
  border: 2px solid #327afe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #327afe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 122 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 99% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-327afe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #327afe, #5032fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-327afe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 122 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.47 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.35 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.60 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.78 #cd8501 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#327afe  rgb(50, 122, 254)  hsl(219, 99%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#feb632  rgb(254, 182, 50)  hsl(39, 99%, 60%)  Pastel Orange
#fe327a  rgb(254, 50, 122)  hsl(339, 99%, 60%)  Rose
#7afe32  rgb(122, 254, 50)  hsl(99, 99%, 60%)  Lawn Green