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#3A74EE

#3a74ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a74ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 45.49% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.63% cyan, 51.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 220.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #3a74ee
  2. #eeb43a

Split complementary

  1. #3a74ee
  2. #ee5a3a
  3. #ceee3a

Analogous

  1. #3aceee
  2. #3a74ee
  3. #5a3aee

Triadic

  1. #3a74ee
  2. #ee3a74
  3. #74ee3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a74ee
  2. #b43aee
  3. #eeb43a
  4. #74ee3a

Square

  1. #3a74ee
  2. #ee3ace
  3. #eeb43a
  4. #3aee5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3284
  2. #114dca
  3. #3a74ee
  4. #80a6f4
  5. #c7d7fa

Shades

#3a74ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a74ee
  2. #3468d6
  3. #2e5dbe
  4. #2951a7
  5. #23468f
  6. #1d3a77
  7. #172e5f
  8. #112347
  9. #0c1730
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a74ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a74ee
  2. #4e82f0
  3. #6190f1
  4. #759ef3
  5. #89acf5
  6. #9dbaf7
  7. #b0c7f8
  8. #c4d5fa
  9. #d8e3fc
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a74ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a74ee
  2. #4175e3
  3. #4876d8
  4. #4f78cd
  5. #5679c2
  6. #5d7ab7
  7. #647bac
  8. #6b7ca1
  9. #727e96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6778b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2183f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d7df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a74ee {
  color: #3a74ee;
}
Background
.bg-3a74ee {
  background-color: #3a74ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3a74ee {
  border: 2px solid #3a74ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a74ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 116 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a74ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a74ee, #5a3aee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a74ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 116 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.03 #c58b11 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3a74ee  rgb(58, 116, 238)  hsl(221, 84%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#eeb43a  rgb(238, 180, 58)  hsl(41, 84%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ee3a74  rgb(238, 58, 116)  hsl(341, 84%, 58%)  Razzmatazz
#74ee3a  rgb(116, 238, 58)  hsl(101, 84%, 58%)  Lawn Green