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#3972DB

#3972db ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3972db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 44.71% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.97% cyan, 47.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 218.89°, with 69.23% saturation and 54.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.1802

Complementary

  1. #3972db
  2. #dba239

Split complementary

  1. #3972db
  2. #db5139
  3. #c3db39

Analogous

  1. #39c3db
  2. #3972db
  3. #5139db

Triadic

  1. #3972db
  2. #db3972
  3. #72db39

Tetradic

  1. #3972db
  2. #a239db
  3. #dba239
  4. #72db39

Square

  1. #3972db
  2. #db39c3
  3. #dba239
  4. #39db51

Monochromatic

  1. #133168
  2. #1f4fa9
  3. #3972db
  4. #7aa0e7
  5. #bacef3

Shades

#3972db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3972db
  2. #3367c5
  3. #2e5baf
  4. #285099
  5. #224483
  6. #1d396e
  7. #172e58
  8. #112242
  9. #0b172c
  10. #060b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#3972db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3972db
  2. #4d80df
  3. #618ee2
  4. #749ce6
  5. #88aae9
  6. #9cb9ed
  7. #b0c7f1
  8. #c4d5f4
  9. #d7e3f8
  10. #ebf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3972db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3972db
  2. #4073d2
  3. #4775c9
  4. #4e76c0
  5. #5578b7
  6. #5d79ae
  7. #647aa4
  8. #6b7c9b
  9. #727d92
  10. #797f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6374a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #377edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3879dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2170da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3972db {
  color: #3972db;
}
Background
.bg-3972db {
  background-color: #3972db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3972db {
  border: 2px solid #3972db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3972db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 114 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3972db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3972db, #5139db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3972db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 114 219 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.93 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.35 #c68d24 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3972db  rgb(57, 114, 219)  hsl(219, 69%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#dba239  rgb(219, 162, 57)  hsl(39, 69%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#db3972  rgb(219, 57, 114)  hsl(339, 69%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#72db39  rgb(114, 219, 57)  hsl(99, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green