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#3974BE

#3974be ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3974be is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 45.49% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70% cyan, 38.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 213.38°, with 53.85% saturation and 48.43% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #3974be
  2. #be8339

Split complementary

  1. #3974be
  2. #be4039
  3. #b7be39

Analogous

  1. #39b7be
  2. #3974be
  3. #4039be

Triadic

  1. #3974be
  2. #be3974
  3. #74be39

Tetradic

  1. #3974be
  2. #8339be
  3. #be8339
  4. #74be39

Square

  1. #3974be
  2. #be39b7
  3. #be8339
  4. #39be40

Monochromatic

  1. #162c48
  2. #275083
  3. #3974be
  4. #709cd4
  5. #aac5e6

Shades

#3974be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3974be
  2. #3368ab
  3. #2e5d98
  4. #285185
  5. #224672
  6. #1d3a5f
  7. #172e4c
  8. #112339
  9. #0b1726
  10. #060c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3974be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3974be
  2. #4d82c5
  3. #6190cb
  4. #749ed2
  5. #88acd8
  6. #9cbadf
  7. #b0c7e5
  8. #c4d5ec
  9. #d7e3f2
  10. #ebf1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3974be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3974be
  2. #4075b8
  3. #4776b2
  4. #4e78ab
  5. #5579a5
  6. #5d7a9f
  7. #647b99
  8. #6b7c93
  9. #727e8c
  10. #797f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #527ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e6dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4977c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c70bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3974be {
  color: #3974be;
}
Background
.bg-3974be {
  background-color: #3974be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3974be {
  border: 2px solid #3974be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3974be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 116 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3974be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3974be, #4039be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3974be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 116 190 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.31 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.70 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.72 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.75 #c68b41 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

True Blue
#3974be  rgb(57, 116, 190)  hsl(213, 54%, 48%)  True Blue
#be8339  rgb(190, 131, 57)  hsl(33, 54%, 48%)  Peru
#be3974  rgb(190, 57, 116)  hsl(333, 54%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#74be39  rgb(116, 190, 57)  hsl(93, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green