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#3872FC

#3872fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3872fc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 44.71% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.78% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 222.24°, with 97.03% saturation and 60.39% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #3872fc
  2. #fcc238

Split complementary

  1. #3872fc
  2. #fc6038
  3. #d4fc38

Analogous

  1. #38d4fc
  2. #3872fc
  3. #6038fc

Triadic

  1. #3872fc
  2. #fc3872
  3. #72fc38

Tetradic

  1. #3872fc
  2. #c238fc
  3. #fcc238
  4. #72fc38

Square

  1. #3872fc
  2. #fc38d4
  3. #fcc238
  4. #38fc60

Monochromatic

  1. #022f99
  2. #0346e4
  3. #3872fc
  4. #83a7fd
  5. #cfddfe

Shades

#3872fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3872fc
  2. #3267e3
  3. #2d5bca
  4. #2750b0
  5. #224497
  6. #1c397e
  7. #162e65
  8. #11224c
  9. #0b1732
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3872fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3872fc
  2. #4c80fc
  3. #608efd
  4. #749cfd
  5. #88aafd
  6. #9cb9fe
  7. #afc7fe
  8. #c3d5fe
  9. #d7e3fe
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3872fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3872fc
  2. #3f73f0
  3. #4675e3
  4. #4e76d7
  5. #5578ca
  6. #5c79be
  7. #637ab2
  8. #6a7ca5
  9. #727d99
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6778bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #127eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3872fc {
  color: #3872fc;
}
Background
.bg-3872fc {
  background-color: #3872fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3872fc {
  border: 2px solid #3872fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3872fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 114 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3872fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3872fc, #6038fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3872fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 114 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.38 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.64 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.42 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.19 #c78d03 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3872fc  rgb(56, 114, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc238  rgb(252, 194, 56)  hsl(42, 97%, 60%)  Amber
#fc3872  rgb(252, 56, 114)  hsl(342, 97%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72fc38  rgb(114, 252, 56)  hsl(102, 97%, 60%)  Lawn Green