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#3472DC

#3472dc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3472dc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 44.71% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.36% cyan, 48.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 217.86°, with 70.59% saturation and 53.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #3472dc
  2. #dc9e34

Split complementary

  1. #3472dc
  2. #dc4a34
  3. #c6dc34

Analogous

  1. #34c6dc
  2. #3472dc
  3. #4a34dc

Triadic

  1. #3472dc
  2. #dc3472
  3. #72dc34

Tetradic

  1. #3472dc
  2. #9e34dc
  3. #dc9e34
  4. #72dc34

Square

  1. #3472dc
  2. #dc34c6
  3. #dc9e34
  4. #34dc4a

Monochromatic

  1. #113065
  2. #1d50a7
  3. #3472dc
  4. #759fe7
  5. #b6cdf2

Shades

#3472dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3472dc
  2. #2f67c6
  3. #2a5bb0
  4. #24509a
  5. #1f4484
  6. #1a396e
  7. #152e58
  8. #102242
  9. #0a172c
  10. #050b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#3472dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3472dc
  2. #4880e0
  3. #5d8ee3
  4. #719ce7
  5. #85aaea
  6. #9ab9ee
  7. #aec7f1
  8. #c2d5f5
  9. #d6e3f8
  10. #ebf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3472dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3472dc
  2. #3c73d3
  3. #4375ca
  4. #4b76c0
  5. #5278b7
  6. #5a79ae
  7. #627aa5
  8. #697c9c
  9. #717d92
  10. #787f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6274a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #357ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3579de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a70db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3472dc {
  color: #3472dc;
}
Background
.bg-3472dc {
  background-color: #3472dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3472dc {
  border: 2px solid #3472dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3472dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 114 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3472dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3472dc, #4a34dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3472dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 114 220 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.22 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.48 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.88 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.27 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.00 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.22 #cb8d23 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3472dc  rgb(52, 114, 220)  hsl(218, 71%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#dc9e34  rgb(220, 158, 52)  hsl(38, 71%, 53%)  Gamboge
#dc3472  rgb(220, 52, 114)  hsl(338, 71%, 53%)  Razzmatazz
#72dc34  rgb(114, 220, 52)  hsl(98, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green