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#3C71EA

#3c71ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c71ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 44.31% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.36% cyan, 51.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 221.72°, with 80.56% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.1871

Complementary

  1. #3c71ea
  2. #eab53c

Split complementary

  1. #3c71ea
  2. #ea5e3c
  3. #c8ea3c

Analogous

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #3c71ea
  3. #5e3cea

Triadic

  1. #3c71ea
  2. #ea3c71
  3. #71ea3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c71ea
  2. #b53cea
  3. #eab53c
  4. #71ea3c

Square

  1. #3c71ea
  2. #ea3cc8
  3. #eab53c
  4. #3cea5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e307f
  2. #154bc4
  3. #3c71ea
  4. #81a3f1
  5. #c6d6f9

Shades

#3c71ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c71ea
  2. #3666d3
  3. #305abb
  4. #2a4fa4
  5. #24448c
  6. #1e3975
  7. #182d5e
  8. #122246
  9. #0c172f
  10. #060b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c71ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c71ea
  2. #507fec
  3. #638dee
  4. #779cf0
  5. #8aaaf2
  6. #9eb8f5
  7. #b1c6f7
  8. #c5d4f9
  9. #d8e3fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c71ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c71ea
  2. #4373df
  3. #4a74d5
  4. #5076ca
  5. #5777c0
  6. #5e79b5
  7. #657aaa
  8. #6c7ca0
  9. #727d95
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6575b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d80ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c7aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0371e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c71ea {
  color: #3c71ea;
}
Background
.bg-3c71ea {
  background-color: #3c71ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c71ea {
  border: 2px solid #3c71ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c71ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 113 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c71ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c71ea, #5e3cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c71ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 113 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.80 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.55 #c38e15 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3c71ea  rgb(60, 113, 234)  hsl(222, 81%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#eab53c  rgb(234, 181, 60)  hsl(42, 81%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ea3c71  rgb(234, 60, 113)  hsl(342, 81%, 58%)  Razzmatazz
#71ea3c  rgb(113, 234, 60)  hsl(102, 81%, 58%)  Lawn Green