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#3974C2

#3974c2 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3974c2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.62% cyan, 40.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 214.16°, with 54.58% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #3974c2
  2. #c28739

Split complementary

  1. #3974c2
  2. #c24339
  3. #b9c239

Analogous

  1. #39b9c2
  2. #3974c2
  3. #4339c2

Triadic

  1. #3974c2
  2. #c23974
  3. #74c239

Tetradic

  1. #3974c2
  2. #8739c2
  3. #c28739
  4. #74c239

Square

  1. #3974c2
  2. #c239b9
  3. #c28739
  4. #39c243

Monochromatic

  1. #162d4c
  2. #285187
  3. #3974c2
  4. #729dd6
  5. #adc6e7

Shades

#3974c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3974c2
  2. #3368af
  3. #2e5d9b
  4. #285188
  5. #224674
  6. #1d3a61
  7. #172e4e
  8. #11233a
  9. #0b1727
  10. #060c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3974c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3974c2
  2. #4d82c8
  3. #6190ce
  4. #749ed4
  5. #88acda
  6. #9cbae1
  7. #b0c7e7
  8. #c4d5ed
  9. #d7e3f3
  10. #ebf1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3974c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3974c2
  2. #4075bb
  3. #4776b5
  4. #4e78ae
  5. #5579a8
  6. #5d7aa1
  7. #647b9a
  8. #6b7c94
  9. #727e8d
  10. #797f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #507ac5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a6ec0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4878c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a70c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3974c2 {
  color: #3974c2;
}
Background
.bg-3974c2 {
  background-color: #3974c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3974c2 {
  border: 2px solid #3974c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3974c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 116 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 55% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3974c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3974c2, #4339c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3974c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 116 194 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.02 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.50 #c68b3d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

True Blue
#3974c2  rgb(57, 116, 194)  hsl(214, 55%, 49%)  True Blue
#c28739  rgb(194, 135, 57)  hsl(34, 55%, 49%)  Peru
#c23974  rgb(194, 57, 116)  hsl(334, 55%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#74c239  rgb(116, 194, 57)  hsl(94, 55%, 49%)  Kelly Green