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#3B76E6

#3b76e6 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3b76e6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 46.27% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.35% cyan, 48.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 219.3°, with 77.38% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.196

Complementary

  1. #3b76e6
  2. #e6ab3b

Split complementary

  1. #3b76e6
  2. #e6563b
  3. #cce63b

Analogous

  1. #3bcce6
  2. #3b76e6
  3. #563be6

Triadic

  1. #3b76e6
  2. #e63b76
  3. #76e63b

Tetradic

  1. #3b76e6
  2. #ab3be6
  3. #e6ab3b
  4. #76e63b

Square

  1. #3b76e6
  2. #e63bcc
  3. #e6ab3b
  4. #3be656

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3479
  2. #1851bc
  3. #3b76e6
  4. #7fa5ef
  5. #c3d5f7

Shades

#3b76e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b76e6
  2. #356acf
  3. #2f5eb8
  4. #2953a1
  5. #23478a
  6. #1e3b73
  7. #182f5c
  8. #122345
  9. #0c182e
  10. #060c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b76e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b76e6
  2. #4f84e9
  3. #6291eb
  4. #769fee
  5. #89adf0
  6. #9dbbf3
  7. #b1c8f5
  8. #c4d6f8
  9. #d8e4fa
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b76e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b76e6
  2. #4277dc
  3. #4978d2
  4. #5079c7
  5. #577abd
  6. #5e7bb3
  7. #647ca9
  8. #6b7d9f
  9. #727e94
  10. #797f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6779b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3583ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #377ee8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d74e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b76e6 {
  color: #3b76e6;
}
Background
.bg-3b76e6 {
  background-color: #3b76e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3b76e6 {
  border: 2px solid #3b76e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b76e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 118 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 77% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b76e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b76e6, #563be6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b76e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 118 230 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.33 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.16 #c48919 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3b76e6  rgb(59, 118, 230)  hsl(219, 77%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#e6ab3b  rgb(230, 171, 59)  hsl(39, 77%, 57%)  Goldenrod
#e63b76  rgb(230, 59, 118)  hsl(339, 77%, 57%)  Razzmatazz
#76e63b  rgb(118, 230, 59)  hsl(99, 77%, 57%)  Lawn Green