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#3970FD

#3970fd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3970fd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 43.92% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.47% cyan, 55.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.16°, with 98% saturation and 60.78% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1955

Complementary

  1. #3970fd
  2. #fdc639

Split complementary

  1. #3970fd
  2. #fd6439
  3. #d2fd39

Analogous

  1. #39d2fd
  2. #3970fd
  3. #6439fd

Triadic

  1. #3970fd
  2. #fd3970
  3. #70fd39

Tetradic

  1. #3970fd
  2. #c639fd
  3. #fdc639
  4. #70fd39

Square

  1. #3970fd
  2. #fd39d2
  3. #fdc639
  4. #39fd64

Monochromatic

  1. #022d9b
  2. #0243e7
  3. #3970fd
  4. #85a7fe
  5. #d0ddff

Shades

#3970fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3970fd
  2. #3365e4
  3. #2e5aca
  4. #284eb1
  5. #224398
  6. #1d387f
  7. #172d65
  8. #11224c
  9. #0b1633
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3970fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3970fd
  2. #4d7efd
  3. #618dfd
  4. #749bfe
  5. #88a9fe
  6. #9cb8fe
  7. #b0c6fe
  8. #c4d4fe
  9. #d7e2ff
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3970fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3970fd
  2. #4072f1
  3. #4773e4
  4. #4e75d8
  5. #5576cb
  6. #5d78bf
  7. #647ab2
  8. #6b7ba6
  9. #727d99
  10. #797e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6676bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #067cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3970fd {
  color: #3970fd;
}
Background
.bg-3970fd {
  background-color: #3970fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3970fd {
  border: 2px solid #3970fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3970fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 112 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3970fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3970fd, #6439fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3970fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 112 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.83 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.51 #c68f02 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3970fd  rgb(57, 112, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc639  rgb(253, 198, 57)  hsl(43, 98%, 61%)  Sunglow
#fd3970  rgb(253, 57, 112)  hsl(343, 98%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#70fd39  rgb(112, 253, 57)  hsl(103, 98%, 61%)  Harlequin