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#3974FB

#3974fb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3974fb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 45.49% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.29% cyan, 53.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 221.75°, with 96.04% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.2033

Complementary

  1. #3974fb
  2. #fbc039

Split complementary

  1. #3974fb
  2. #fb5f39
  3. #d5fb39

Analogous

  1. #39d5fb
  2. #3974fb
  3. #5f39fb

Triadic

  1. #3974fb
  2. #fb3974
  3. #74fb39

Tetradic

  1. #3974fb
  2. #c039fb
  3. #fbc039
  4. #74fb39

Square

  1. #3974fb
  2. #fb39d5
  3. #fbc039
  4. #39fb5f

Monochromatic

  1. #033098
  2. #0548e3
  3. #3974fb
  4. #84a9fd
  5. #cfddfe

Shades

#3974fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3974fb
  2. #3368e2
  3. #2e5dc9
  4. #2851b0
  5. #224697
  6. #1d3a7e
  7. #172e64
  8. #11234b
  9. #0b1732
  10. #060c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3974fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3974fb
  2. #4d82fb
  3. #6190fc
  4. #749efc
  5. #88acfd
  6. #9cbafd
  7. #b0c7fd
  8. #c4d5fe
  9. #d7e3fe
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3974fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3974fb
  2. #4075ef
  3. #4776e2
  4. #4e78d6
  5. #5579ca
  6. #5d7abe
  7. #647bb1
  8. #6b7ca5
  9. #727e99
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6879bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c7ffe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0074f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3974fb {
  color: #3974fb;
}
Background
.bg-3974fb {
  background-color: #3974fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3974fb {
  border: 2px solid #3974fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3974fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 116 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3974fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3974fb, #5f39fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3974fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 116 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.99 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.24 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.04 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.81 #c68b04 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3974fb  rgb(57, 116, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbc039  rgb(251, 192, 57)  hsl(42, 96%, 60%)  Amber
#fb3974  rgb(251, 57, 116)  hsl(342, 96%, 60%)  French Rose
#74fb39  rgb(116, 251, 57)  hsl(102, 96%, 60%)  Lawn Green