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#3980FB

#3980fb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3980fb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 50.2% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.29% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 218.04°, with 96.04% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.2327

Complementary

  1. #3980fb
  2. #fbb439

Split complementary

  1. #3980fb
  2. #fb5339
  3. #e1fb39

Analogous

  1. #39e1fb
  2. #3980fb
  3. #5339fb

Triadic

  1. #3980fb
  2. #fb3980
  3. #80fb39

Tetradic

  1. #3980fb
  2. #b439fb
  3. #fbb439
  4. #80fb39

Square

  1. #3980fb
  2. #fb39e1
  3. #fbb439
  4. #39fb53

Monochromatic

  1. #033a98
  2. #0556e3
  3. #3980fb
  4. #84b0fd
  5. #cfe0fe

Shades

#3980fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3980fb
  2. #3373e2
  3. #2e66c9
  4. #285ab0
  5. #224d97
  6. #1d407e
  7. #173364
  8. #11264b
  9. #0b1a32
  10. #060d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3980fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3980fb
  2. #4d8dfb
  3. #6199fc
  4. #74a6fc
  5. #88b3fd
  6. #9cc0fd
  7. #b0ccfd
  8. #c4d9fe
  9. #d7e6fe
  10. #ebf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3980fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3980fb
  2. #4080ef
  3. #4780e2
  4. #4e80d6
  5. #5580ca
  6. #5d80be
  7. #6480b1
  8. #6b80a5
  9. #728099
  10. #79808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e83c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #358eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009eb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3789fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f7efa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3980fb {
  color: #3980fb;
}
Background
.bg-3980fb {
  background-color: #3980fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3980fb {
  border: 2px solid #3980fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3980fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 128 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3980fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3980fb, #5339fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3980fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 128 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.36 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.25 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.43 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.18 #c67f04 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3980fb  rgb(57, 128, 251)  hsl(218, 96%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbb439  rgb(251, 180, 57)  hsl(38, 96%, 60%)  Pastel Orange
#fb3980  rgb(251, 57, 128)  hsl(338, 96%, 60%)  French Rose
#80fb39  rgb(128, 251, 57)  hsl(98, 96%, 60%)  Lawn Green