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#387AED

#387aed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#387aed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 47.84% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.37% cyan, 48.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 218.12°, with 83.41% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.2087

Complementary

  1. #387aed
  2. #edab38

Split complementary

  1. #387aed
  2. #ed5038
  3. #d5ed38

Analogous

  1. #38d5ed
  2. #387aed
  3. #5038ed

Triadic

  1. #387aed
  2. #ed387a
  3. #7aed38

Tetradic

  1. #387aed
  2. #ab38ed
  3. #edab38
  4. #7aed38

Square

  1. #387aed
  2. #ed38d5
  3. #edab38
  4. #38ed50

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3680
  2. #1254c7
  3. #387aed
  4. #7ea9f3
  5. #c4d8fa

Shades

#387aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #387aed
  2. #326ed5
  3. #2d62be
  4. #2755a6
  5. #22498e
  6. #1c3d77
  7. #16315f
  8. #112547
  9. #0b182f
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#387aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #387aed
  2. #4c87ef
  3. #6095f1
  4. #74a2f2
  5. #88aff4
  6. #9cbdf6
  7. #afcaf8
  8. #c3d7fa
  9. #d7e4fb
  10. #ebf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#387aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #387aed
  2. #3f7be2
  3. #467bd7
  4. #4e7ccc
  5. #557cc1
  6. #5c7db7
  7. #637eac
  8. #6a7ea1
  9. #727f96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697cb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3687f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3782f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1878ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-387aed {
  color: #387aed;
}
Background
.bg-387aed {
  background-color: #387aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-387aed {
  border: 2px solid #387aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #387aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 122 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-387aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #387aed, #5038ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-387aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 122 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.33 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.52 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.81 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.12 #c78512 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#387aed  rgb(56, 122, 237)  hsl(218, 83%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#edab38  rgb(237, 171, 56)  hsl(38, 83%, 57%)  Marigold
#ed387a  rgb(237, 56, 122)  hsl(338, 83%, 57%)  Rose
#7aed38  rgb(122, 237, 56)  hsl(98, 83%, 57%)  Lawn Green