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#3979EB

#3979eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3979eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.74% cyan, 48.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 218.43°, with 81.65% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.2054

Complementary

  1. #3979eb
  2. #ebab39

Split complementary

  1. #3979eb
  2. #eb5239
  3. #d2eb39

Analogous

  1. #39d2eb
  2. #3979eb
  3. #5239eb

Triadic

  1. #3979eb
  2. #eb3979
  3. #79eb39

Tetradic

  1. #3979eb
  2. #ab39eb
  3. #ebab39
  4. #79eb39

Square

  1. #3979eb
  2. #eb39d2
  3. #ebab39
  4. #39eb52

Monochromatic

  1. #0d367e
  2. #1453c4
  3. #3979eb
  4. #7ea8f2
  5. #c4d7f9

Shades

#3979eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3979eb
  2. #336dd4
  3. #2e61bc
  4. #2855a5
  5. #22498d
  6. #1d3d76
  7. #17305e
  8. #112447
  9. #0b182f
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3979eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3979eb
  2. #4d86ed
  3. #6194ef
  4. #74a1f1
  5. #88aff3
  6. #9cbcf5
  7. #b0c9f7
  8. #c4d7f9
  9. #d7e4fb
  10. #ebf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3979eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3979eb
  2. #407ae0
  3. #477ad6
  4. #4e7bcb
  5. #557cc0
  6. #5d7db6
  7. #647dab
  8. #6b7ea0
  9. #727f95
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687bb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3686ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3781ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a77ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ac6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3979eb {
  color: #3979eb;
}
Background
.bg-3979eb {
  background-color: #3979eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3979eb {
  border: 2px solid #3979eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3979eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 121 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3979eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3979eb, #5239eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3979eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 121 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.84 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.12 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.46 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.23 #c68614 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3979eb  rgb(57, 121, 235)  hsl(218, 82%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebab39  rgb(235, 171, 57)  hsl(38, 82%, 57%)  Marigold
#eb3979  rgb(235, 57, 121)  hsl(338, 82%, 57%)  Rose
#79eb39  rgb(121, 235, 57)  hsl(98, 82%, 57%)  Lawn Green