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#3980DB

#3980db ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3980db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 50.2% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.97% cyan, 41.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 213.7°, with 69.23% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.2142

Complementary

  1. #3980db
  2. #db9439

Split complementary

  1. #3980db
  2. #db4339
  3. #d1db39

Analogous

  1. #39d1db
  2. #3980db
  3. #4339db

Triadic

  1. #3980db
  2. #db3980
  3. #80db39

Tetradic

  1. #3980db
  2. #9439db
  3. #db9439
  4. #80db39

Square

  1. #3980db
  2. #db39d1
  3. #db9439
  4. #39db43

Monochromatic

  1. #133868
  2. #1f5ba9
  3. #3980db
  4. #7aaae7
  5. #bad3f3

Shades

#3980db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3980db
  2. #3373c5
  3. #2e66af
  4. #285a99
  5. #224d83
  6. #1d406e
  7. #173358
  8. #112642
  9. #0b1a2c
  10. #060d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#3980db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3980db
  2. #4d8ddf
  3. #6199e2
  4. #74a6e6
  5. #88b3e9
  6. #9cc0ed
  7. #b0ccf1
  8. #c4d9f4
  9. #d7e6f8
  10. #ebf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3980db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3980db
  2. #4080d2
  3. #4780c9
  4. #4e80c0
  5. #5580b7
  6. #5d80ae
  7. #6480a4
  8. #6b809b
  9. #728092
  10. #798089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a80ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5488df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3879d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a85dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #387cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3980db {
  color: #3980db;
}
Background
.bg-3980db {
  background-color: #3980db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3980db {
  border: 2px solid #3980db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3980db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 128 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3980db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3980db, #4339db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3980db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 128 219 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.80 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.54 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.59 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.55 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.65 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.37 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.41 #c67f24 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#3980db  rgb(57, 128, 219)  hsl(214, 69%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#db9439  rgb(219, 148, 57)  hsl(34, 69%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#db3980  rgb(219, 57, 128)  hsl(334, 69%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#80db39  rgb(128, 219, 57)  hsl(94, 69%, 54%)  Yellow Green