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#3974EF

#3974ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3974ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 45.49% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.15% cyan, 51.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220.55°, with 85.05% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1959

Complementary

  1. #3974ef
  2. #efb439

Split complementary

  1. #3974ef
  2. #ef5939
  3. #cfef39

Analogous

  1. #39cfef
  2. #3974ef
  3. #5939ef

Triadic

  1. #3974ef
  2. #ef3974
  3. #74ef39

Tetradic

  1. #3974ef
  2. #b439ef
  3. #efb439
  4. #74ef39

Square

  1. #3974ef
  2. #ef39cf
  3. #efb439
  4. #39ef59

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3284
  2. #104dcb
  3. #3974ef
  4. #80a6f5
  5. #c7d7fa

Shades

#3974ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3974ef
  2. #3368d7
  3. #2e5dbf
  4. #2851a7
  5. #22468f
  6. #1d3a78
  7. #172e60
  8. #112348
  9. #0b1730
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3974ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3974ef
  2. #4d82f1
  3. #6190f2
  4. #749ef4
  5. #88acf5
  6. #9cbaf7
  7. #b0c7f9
  8. #c4d5fa
  9. #d7e3fc
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3974ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3974ef
  2. #4075e4
  3. #4776d9
  4. #4e78ce
  5. #5579c3
  6. #5d7ab8
  7. #647bac
  8. #6b7ca1
  9. #727e96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6678b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e83f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b7df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3974ef {
  color: #3974ef;
}
Background
.bg-3974ef {
  background-color: #3974ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3974ef {
  border: 2px solid #3974ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3974ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 116 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3974ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3974ef, #5939ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3974ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 116 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.12 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.05 #c68b10 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3974ef  rgb(57, 116, 239)  hsl(221, 85%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#efb439  rgb(239, 180, 57)  hsl(41, 85%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ef3974  rgb(239, 57, 116)  hsl(341, 85%, 58%)  Rose
#74ef39  rgb(116, 239, 57)  hsl(101, 85%, 58%)  Lawn Green