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#3B79EC

#3b79ec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3b79ec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 47.45% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 218.98°, with 82.33% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.2066

Complementary

  1. #3b79ec
  2. #ecae3b

Split complementary

  1. #3b79ec
  2. #ec553b
  3. #d2ec3b

Analogous

  1. #3bd2ec
  2. #3b79ec
  3. #553bec

Triadic

  1. #3b79ec
  2. #ec3b79
  3. #79ec3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b79ec
  2. #ae3bec
  3. #ecae3b
  4. #79ec3b

Square

  1. #3b79ec
  2. #ec3bd2
  3. #ecae3b
  4. #3bec55

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3581
  2. #1352c7
  3. #3b79ec
  4. #81a9f3
  5. #c6d8fa

Shades

#3b79ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b79ec
  2. #356dd4
  3. #2f61bd
  4. #2955a5
  5. #23498e
  6. #1e3d76
  7. #18305e
  8. #122447
  9. #0c182f
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b79ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b79ec
  2. #4f86ee
  3. #6294f0
  4. #76a1f2
  5. #89aff4
  6. #9dbcf6
  7. #b1c9f7
  8. #c4d7f9
  9. #d8e4fb
  10. #ebf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b79ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b79ec
  2. #427ae1
  3. #497ad6
  4. #507bcc
  5. #577cc1
  6. #5e7db6
  7. #647dab
  8. #6b7ea0
  9. #727f96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697cb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3586f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3881ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b77eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ac6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b79ec {
  color: #3b79ec;
}
Background
.bg-3b79ec {
  background-color: #3b79ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3b79ec {
  border: 2px solid #3b79ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b79ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 121 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b79ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b79ec, #553bec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b79ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 121 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.05 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.47 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.02 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.09 #c48613 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3b79ec  rgb(59, 121, 236)  hsl(219, 82%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecae3b  rgb(236, 174, 59)  hsl(39, 82%, 58%)  Marigold
#ec3b79  rgb(236, 59, 121)  hsl(339, 82%, 58%)  Rose
#79ec3b  rgb(121, 236, 59)  hsl(99, 82%, 58%)  Lawn Green