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#3872BB

#3872bb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3872bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 44.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.05% cyan, 39.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 213.44°, with 53.91% saturation and 47.65% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #3872bb
  2. #bb8138

Split complementary

  1. #3872bb
  2. #bb4038
  3. #b4bb38

Analogous

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #3872bb
  3. #4038bb

Triadic

  1. #3872bb
  2. #bb3872
  3. #72bb38

Tetradic

  1. #3872bb
  2. #8138bb
  3. #bb8138
  4. #72bb38

Square

  1. #3872bb
  2. #bb38b4
  3. #bb8138
  4. #38bb40

Monochromatic

  1. #152a45
  2. #264e80
  3. #3872bb
  4. #6c9ad3
  5. #a7c2e5

Shades

#3872bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3872bb
  2. #3267a8
  3. #2d5b96
  4. #275083
  5. #224470
  6. #1c395e
  7. #162e4b
  8. #112238
  9. #0b1725
  10. #060b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3872bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3872bb
  2. #4c80c2
  3. #608ec9
  4. #749ccf
  5. #88aad6
  6. #9cb9dd
  7. #afc7e4
  8. #c3d5eb
  9. #d7e3f1
  10. #ebf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3872bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3872bb
  2. #3f73b5
  3. #4675af
  4. #4e76a9
  5. #5578a3
  6. #5c799e
  7. #637a98
  8. #6a7c92
  9. #727d8c
  10. #797f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5177be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00838d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4875bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b6eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3872bb {
  color: #3872bb;
}
Background
.bg-3872bb {
  background-color: #3872bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3872bb {
  border: 2px solid #3872bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3872bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 114 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3872bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3872bb, #4038bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3872bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 114 187 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.82 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.25 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.35 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.44 #c78d44 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

True Blue
#3872bb  rgb(56, 114, 187)  hsl(213, 54%, 48%)  True Blue
#bb8138  rgb(187, 129, 56)  hsl(33, 54%, 48%)  Peru
#bb3872  rgb(187, 56, 114)  hsl(333, 54%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#72bb38  rgb(114, 187, 56)  hsl(93, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green