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#387FFD

#387ffd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#387ffd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 49.8% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.87% cyan, 49.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 218.38°, with 98.01% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.2311

Complementary

  1. #387ffd
  2. #fdb638

Split complementary

  1. #387ffd
  2. #fd5438
  3. #e1fd38

Analogous

  1. #38e1fd
  2. #387ffd
  3. #5438fd

Triadic

  1. #387ffd
  2. #fd387f
  3. #7ffd38

Tetradic

  1. #387ffd
  2. #b638fd
  3. #fdb638
  4. #7ffd38

Square

  1. #387ffd
  2. #fd38e1
  3. #fdb638
  4. #38fd54

Monochromatic

  1. #02399a
  2. #0254e6
  3. #387ffd
  4. #84b0fe
  5. #cfe0ff

Shades

#387ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #387ffd
  2. #3272e4
  3. #2d66ca
  4. #2759b1
  5. #224c98
  6. #1c407f
  7. #163365
  8. #11264c
  9. #0b1933
  10. #060d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#387ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #387ffd
  2. #4c8cfd
  3. #6099fd
  4. #74a5fe
  5. #88b2fe
  6. #9cbffe
  7. #afccfe
  8. #c3d9fe
  9. #d7e5ff
  10. #ebf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#387ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #387ffd
  2. #3f7ff1
  3. #467fe4
  4. #4e7fd8
  5. #557fcb
  6. #5c80bf
  7. #6380b2
  8. #6a80a6
  9. #728099
  10. #79808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e82c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f8eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009db2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3388ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007dfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-387ffd {
  color: #387ffd;
}
Background
.bg-387ffd {
  background-color: #387ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-387ffd {
  border: 2px solid #387ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #387ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 127 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-387ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #387ffd, #5438fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-387ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 127 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.22 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.41 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.79 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.32 #c78002 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#387ffd  rgb(56, 127, 253)  hsl(218, 98%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb638  rgb(253, 182, 56)  hsl(38, 98%, 61%)  Pastel Orange
#fd387f  rgb(253, 56, 127)  hsl(338, 98%, 61%)  French Rose
#7ffd38  rgb(127, 253, 56)  hsl(98, 98%, 61%)  Lawn Green