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#397DF2

#397df2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#397df2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 49.02% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.45% cyan, 48.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 217.95°, with 87.68% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.2195

Complementary

  1. #397df2
  2. #f2ae39

Split complementary

  1. #397df2
  2. #f25239
  3. #d9f239

Analogous

  1. #39d9f2
  2. #397df2
  3. #5239f2

Triadic

  1. #397df2
  2. #f2397d
  3. #7df239

Tetradic

  1. #397df2
  2. #ae39f2
  3. #f2ae39
  4. #7df239

Square

  1. #397df2
  2. #f239d9
  3. #f2ae39
  4. #39f252

Monochromatic

  1. #093889
  2. #0e55d1
  3. #397df2
  4. #81acf7
  5. #c9dbfb

Shades

#397df2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #397df2
  2. #3371da
  3. #2e64c2
  4. #2858a9
  5. #224b91
  6. #1d3f79
  7. #173261
  8. #112649
  9. #0b1930
  10. #060d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#397df2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #397df2
  2. #4d8af3
  3. #6197f5
  4. #74a4f6
  5. #88b1f7
  6. #9cbef9
  7. #b0cbfa
  8. #c4d8fb
  9. #d7e5fc
  10. #ebf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#397df2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #397df2
  2. #407de7
  3. #477edb
  4. #4e7ed0
  5. #557ec4
  6. #5d7fb9
  7. #647fae
  8. #6b7fa2
  9. #727f97
  10. #79808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7fb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #388af6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3985f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #197bf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-397df2 {
  color: #397df2;
}
Background
.bg-397df2 {
  background-color: #397df2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-397df2 {
  border: 2px solid #397df2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #397df2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 125 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-397df2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #397df2, #5239f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-397df2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 125 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.27 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.33 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.60 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.90 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.13 #c6820d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#397df2  rgb(57, 125, 242)  hsl(218, 88%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2ae39  rgb(242, 174, 57)  hsl(38, 88%, 59%)  Pastel Orange
#f2397d  rgb(242, 57, 125)  hsl(338, 88%, 59%)  Rose
#7df239  rgb(125, 242, 57)  hsl(98, 88%, 59%)  Lawn Green