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#3979CD

#3979cd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3979cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 47.45% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.2% cyan, 40.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 214.05°, with 59.68% saturation and 51.37% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.1895

Complementary

  1. #3979cd
  2. #cd8d39

Split complementary

  1. #3979cd
  2. #cd4339
  3. #c3cd39

Analogous

  1. #39c3cd
  2. #3979cd
  3. #4339cd

Triadic

  1. #3979cd
  2. #cd3979
  3. #79cd39

Tetradic

  1. #3979cd
  2. #8d39cd
  3. #cd8d39
  4. #79cd39

Square

  1. #3979cd
  2. #cd39c3
  3. #cd8d39
  4. #39cd43

Monochromatic

  1. #163257
  2. #255594
  3. #3979cd
  4. #76a2dc
  5. #b3ccec

Shades

#3979cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3979cd
  2. #336db9
  3. #2e61a4
  4. #285590
  5. #22497b
  6. #1d3d67
  7. #173052
  8. #11243e
  9. #0b1829
  10. #060c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3979cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3979cd
  2. #4d86d2
  3. #6194d7
  4. #74a1dc
  5. #88afe1
  6. #9cbce6
  7. #b0c9eb
  8. #c4d7f0
  9. #d7e4f5
  10. #ebf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3979cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3979cd
  2. #407ac5
  3. #477abe
  4. #4e7bb6
  5. #557cae
  6. #5d7da7
  7. #647d9f
  8. #6b7e97
  9. #727f8f
  10. #797f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6579a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5180d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3972cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3975cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3979cd {
  color: #3979cd;
}
Background
.bg-3979cd {
  background-color: #3979cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3979cd {
  border: 2px solid #3979cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3979cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 121 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3979cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3979cd, #4339cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3979cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 121 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.78 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.73 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.77 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.22 #c68632 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#3979cd  rgb(57, 121, 205)  hsl(214, 60%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#cd8d39  rgb(205, 141, 57)  hsl(34, 60%, 51%)  Peru
#cd3979  rgb(205, 57, 121)  hsl(334, 60%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#79cd39  rgb(121, 205, 57)  hsl(94, 60%, 51%)  Yellow Green