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#3679EF

#3679ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3679ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 47.45% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.41% cyan, 49.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 218.27°, with 85.25% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2069

Complementary

  1. #3679ef
  2. #efac36

Split complementary

  1. #3679ef
  2. #ef4f36
  3. #d5ef36

Analogous

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #3679ef
  3. #4f36ef

Triadic

  1. #3679ef
  2. #ef3679
  3. #79ef36

Tetradic

  1. #3679ef
  2. #ac36ef
  3. #efac36
  4. #79ef36

Square

  1. #3679ef
  2. #ef36d5
  3. #efac36
  4. #36ef4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3682
  2. #1053c9
  3. #3679ef
  4. #7da8f5
  5. #c4d7fa

Shades

#3679ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3679ef
  2. #316dd7
  3. #2b61bf
  4. #2655a7
  5. #20498f
  6. #1b3d78
  7. #163060
  8. #102448
  9. #0b1830
  10. #050c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3679ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3679ef
  2. #4a86f1
  3. #5e94f2
  4. #72a1f4
  5. #86aff5
  6. #9bbcf7
  7. #afc9f9
  8. #c3d7fa
  9. #d7e4fc
  10. #ebf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3679ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3679ef
  2. #3d7ae4
  3. #457ad9
  4. #4c7bce
  5. #547cc3
  6. #5b7db8
  7. #627dac
  8. #6a7ea1
  9. #717f96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3086f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3381f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c77ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3679ef {
  color: #3679ef;
}
Background
.bg-3679ef {
  background-color: #3679ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3679ef {
  border: 2px solid #3679ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3679ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 121 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3679ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3679ef, #4f36ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3679ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 121 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.21 #c98610 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3679ef  rgb(54, 121, 239)  hsl(218, 85%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#efac36  rgb(239, 172, 54)  hsl(38, 85%, 57%)  Marigold
#ef3679  rgb(239, 54, 121)  hsl(338, 85%, 57%)  Rose
#79ef36  rgb(121, 239, 54)  hsl(98, 85%, 57%)  Lawn Green