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#3872ED

#3872ed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3872ed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 44.71% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.37% cyan, 51.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 220.77°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.1899

Complementary

  1. #3872ed
  2. #edb338

Split complementary

  1. #3872ed
  2. #ed5838
  3. #cded38

Analogous

  1. #38cded
  2. #3872ed
  3. #5838ed

Triadic

  1. #3872ed
  2. #ed3872
  3. #72ed38

Tetradic

  1. #3872ed
  2. #b338ed
  3. #edb338
  4. #72ed38

Square

  1. #3872ed
  2. #ed38cd
  3. #edb338
  4. #38ed58

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3180
  2. #124cc7
  3. #3872ed
  4. #7ea4f3
  5. #c4d5fa

Shades

#3872ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3872ed
  2. #3267d5
  3. #2d5bbe
  4. #2750a6
  5. #22448e
  6. #1c3977
  7. #162e5f
  8. #112247
  9. #0b172f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3872ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3872ed
  2. #4c80ef
  3. #608ef1
  4. #749cf2
  5. #88aaf4
  6. #9cb9f6
  7. #afc7f8
  8. #c3d5fa
  9. #d7e3fb
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3872ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3872ed
  2. #3f73e2
  3. #4675d7
  4. #4e76cc
  5. #5578c1
  6. #5c79b7
  7. #637aac
  8. #6a7ca1
  9. #727d96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6576b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1981f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #287cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3872ed {
  color: #3872ed;
}
Background
.bg-3872ed {
  background-color: #3872ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3872ed {
  border: 2px solid #3872ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3872ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 114 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3872ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3872ed, #5838ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3872ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 114 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.34 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.65 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.31 #c78d12 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3872ed  rgb(56, 114, 237)  hsl(221, 83%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#edb338  rgb(237, 179, 56)  hsl(41, 83%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#ed3872  rgb(237, 56, 114)  hsl(341, 83%, 57%)  Razzmatazz
#72ed38  rgb(114, 237, 56)  hsl(101, 83%, 57%)  Lawn Green