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#3973F2

#3973f2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3973f2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 45.1% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.45% cyan, 52.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 221.19°, with 87.68% saturation and 58.63% 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 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #3973f2
  2. #f2b839

Split complementary

  1. #3973f2
  2. #f25c39
  3. #d0f239

Analogous

  1. #39d0f2
  2. #3973f2
  3. #5c39f2

Triadic

  1. #3973f2
  2. #f23973
  3. #73f239

Tetradic

  1. #3973f2
  2. #b839f2
  3. #f2b839
  4. #73f239

Square

  1. #3973f2
  2. #f239d0
  3. #f2b839
  4. #39f25c

Monochromatic

  1. #093189
  2. #0e4bd1
  3. #3973f2
  4. #81a6f7
  5. #c9d9fb

Shades

#3973f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3973f2
  2. #3368da
  3. #2e5cc2
  4. #2851a9
  5. #224591
  6. #1d3a79
  7. #172e61
  8. #112349
  9. #0b1730
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3973f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3973f2
  2. #4d81f3
  3. #618ff5
  4. #749df6
  5. #88abf7
  6. #9cb9f9
  7. #b0c7fa
  8. #c4d5fb
  9. #d7e3fc
  10. #ebf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3973f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3973f2
  2. #4074e7
  3. #4776db
  4. #4e77d0
  5. #5578c4
  6. #5d7ab9
  7. #647bae
  8. #6b7ca2
  9. #727d97
  10. #797f8b
  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 #6677b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f83f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #267df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3973f2 {
  color: #3973f2;
}
Background
.bg-3973f2 {
  background-color: #3973f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3973f2 {
  border: 2px solid #3973f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3973f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 115 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3973f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3973f2, #5c39f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3973f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 115 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.60 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.43 #c68c0d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3973f2  rgb(57, 115, 242)  hsl(221, 88%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2b839  rgb(242, 184, 57)  hsl(41, 88%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#f23973  rgb(242, 57, 115)  hsl(341, 88%, 59%)  Rose
#73f239  rgb(115, 242, 57)  hsl(101, 88%, 59%)  Lawn Green