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#3871EE

#3871ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3871ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 44.31% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.47% cyan, 52.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.21°, with 84.26% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.1882

Complementary

  1. #3871ee
  2. #eeb538

Split complementary

  1. #3871ee
  2. #ee5a38
  3. #ccee38

Analogous

  1. #38ccee
  2. #3871ee
  3. #5a38ee

Triadic

  1. #3871ee
  2. #ee3871
  3. #71ee38

Tetradic

  1. #3871ee
  2. #b538ee
  3. #eeb538
  4. #71ee38

Square

  1. #3871ee
  2. #ee38cc
  3. #eeb538
  4. #38ee5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3082
  2. #114bc8
  3. #3871ee
  4. #7ea3f4
  5. #c5d6fa

Shades

#3871ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3871ee
  2. #3266d6
  3. #2d5abe
  4. #274fa7
  5. #22448f
  6. #1c3977
  7. #162d5f
  8. #112247
  9. #0b1730
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3871ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3871ee
  2. #4c7ff0
  3. #608df1
  4. #749cf3
  5. #88aaf5
  6. #9cb8f7
  7. #afc6f8
  8. #c3d4fa
  9. #d7e3fc
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3871ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3871ee
  2. #3f73e3
  3. #4674d8
  4. #4e76cd
  5. #5577c2
  6. #5c79b7
  7. #637aac
  8. #6a7ca1
  9. #727d96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6475b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f81f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #257bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3871ee {
  color: #3871ee;
}
Background
.bg-3871ee {
  background-color: #3871ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3871ee {
  border: 2px solid #3871ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3871ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 113 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3871ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3871ee, #5a38ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3871ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 113 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.10 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.85 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.59 #c78e11 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3871ee  rgb(56, 113, 238)  hsl(221, 84%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#eeb538  rgb(238, 181, 56)  hsl(41, 84%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ee3871  rgb(238, 56, 113)  hsl(341, 84%, 58%)  Razzmatazz
#71ee38  rgb(113, 238, 56)  hsl(101, 84%, 58%)  Lawn Green