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#3C72FA

#3c72fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c72fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 44.71% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76% cyan, 54.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 222.95°, with 95% saturation and 60.78% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #3c72fa
  2. #fac43c

Split complementary

  1. #3c72fa
  2. #fa653c
  3. #d1fa3c

Analogous

  1. #3cd1fa
  2. #3c72fa
  3. #653cfa

Triadic

  1. #3c72fa
  2. #fa3c72
  3. #72fa3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c72fa
  2. #c43cfa
  3. #fac43c
  4. #72fa3c

Square

  1. #3c72fa
  2. #fa3cd1
  3. #fac43c
  4. #3cfa65

Monochromatic

  1. #042e99
  2. #0645e4
  3. #3c72fa
  4. #87a8fc
  5. #d1defe

Shades

#3c72fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c72fa
  2. #3667e1
  3. #305bc8
  4. #2a50af
  5. #244496
  6. #1e397d
  7. #182e64
  8. #12224b
  9. #0c1732
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c72fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c72fa
  2. #5080fb
  3. #638efb
  4. #779cfc
  5. #8aaafc
  6. #9eb9fd
  7. #b1c7fd
  8. #c5d5fe
  9. #d8e3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c72fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c72fa
  2. #4373ee
  3. #4a75e2
  4. #5076d5
  5. #5778c9
  6. #5e79bd
  7. #657ab1
  8. #6c7ca5
  9. #727d98
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6878bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b7dfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c72fa {
  color: #3c72fa;
}
Background
.bg-3c72fa {
  background-color: #3c72fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c72fa {
  border: 2px solid #3c72fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c72fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 114 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c72fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c72fa, #653cfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c72fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 114 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.34 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.23 #c38d05 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3c72fa  rgb(60, 114, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac43c  rgb(250, 196, 60)  hsl(43, 95%, 61%)  Saffron
#fa3c72  rgb(250, 60, 114)  hsl(343, 95%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72fa3c  rgb(114, 250, 60)  hsl(103, 95%, 61%)  Lawn Green