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#3976ED

#3976ed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3976ed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 46.27% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.95% cyan, 50.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 219.67°, with 83.33% saturation and 57.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1994

Complementary

  1. #3976ed
  2. #edb039

Split complementary

  1. #3976ed
  2. #ed5639
  3. #d0ed39

Analogous

  1. #39d0ed
  2. #3976ed
  3. #5639ed

Triadic

  1. #3976ed
  2. #ed3976
  3. #76ed39

Tetradic

  1. #3976ed
  2. #b039ed
  3. #edb039
  4. #76ed39

Square

  1. #3976ed
  2. #ed39d0
  3. #edb039
  4. #39ed56

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3481
  2. #1250c7
  3. #3976ed
  4. #7fa7f3
  5. #c5d7fa

Shades

#3976ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3976ed
  2. #336ad5
  3. #2e5ebe
  4. #2853a6
  5. #22478e
  6. #1d3b77
  7. #172f5f
  8. #112347
  9. #0b182f
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3976ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3976ed
  2. #4d84ef
  3. #6191f1
  4. #749ff2
  5. #88adf4
  6. #9cbbf6
  7. #b0c8f8
  8. #c4d6fa
  9. #d7e4fb
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3976ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3976ed
  2. #4077e2
  3. #4778d7
  4. #4e79cc
  5. #557ac1
  6. #5d7bb7
  7. #647cac
  8. #6b7da1
  9. #727e96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6779b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a84f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #317ff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a75ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3976ed {
  color: #3976ed;
}
Background
.bg-3976ed {
  background-color: #3976ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3976ed {
  border: 2px solid #3976ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3976ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 118 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3976ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3976ed, #5639ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3976ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 118 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.64 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.53 #c68912 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3976ed  rgb(57, 118, 237)  hsl(220, 83%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#edb039  rgb(237, 176, 57)  hsl(40, 83%, 58%)  Marigold
#ed3976  rgb(237, 57, 118)  hsl(340, 83%, 58%)  Rose
#76ed39  rgb(118, 237, 57)  hsl(100, 83%, 58%)  Lawn Green