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#387CED

#387ced ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#387ced is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 48.63% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.37% cyan, 47.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 217.46°, 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.2137

Complementary

  1. #387ced
  2. #eda938

Split complementary

  1. #387ced
  2. #ed4f38
  3. #d6ed38

Analogous

  1. #38d6ed
  2. #387ced
  3. #4f38ed

Triadic

  1. #387ced
  2. #ed387c
  3. #7ced38

Tetradic

  1. #387ced
  2. #a938ed
  3. #eda938
  4. #7ced38

Square

  1. #387ced
  2. #ed38d6
  3. #eda938
  4. #38ed4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3780
  2. #1256c7
  3. #387ced
  4. #7eaaf3
  5. #c4d8fa

Shades

#387ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #387ced
  2. #3270d5
  3. #2d63be
  4. #2757a6
  5. #224a8e
  6. #1c3e77
  7. #16325f
  8. #112547
  9. #0b192f
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#387ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #387ced
  2. #4c89ef
  3. #6096f1
  4. #74a3f2
  5. #88b0f4
  6. #9cbef6
  7. #afcbf8
  8. #c3d8fa
  9. #d7e5fb
  10. #ebf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#387ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #387ced
  2. #3f7ce2
  3. #467dd7
  4. #4e7dcc
  5. #557ec1
  6. #5c7eb7
  7. #637eac
  8. #6a7fa1
  9. #727f96
  10. #79808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c88f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a83f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e79ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-387ced {
  color: #387ced;
}
Background
.bg-387ced {
  background-color: #387ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-387ced {
  border: 2px solid #387ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #387ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 124 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-387ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #387ced, #4f38ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-387ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 124 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.70 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.37 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.41 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.46 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.09 #c78312 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#387ced  rgb(56, 124, 237)  hsl(217, 83%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#eda938  rgb(237, 169, 56)  hsl(37, 83%, 57%)  Marigold
#ed387c  rgb(237, 56, 124)  hsl(337, 83%, 57%)  Rose
#7ced38  rgb(124, 237, 56)  hsl(97, 83%, 57%)  Lawn Green