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#3C76FA

#3c76fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c76fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 46.27% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76% cyan, 52.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.68°, 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.2082

Complementary

  1. #3c76fa
  2. #fac03c

Split complementary

  1. #3c76fa
  2. #fa613c
  3. #d5fa3c

Analogous

  1. #3cd5fa
  2. #3c76fa
  3. #613cfa

Triadic

  1. #3c76fa
  2. #fa3c76
  3. #76fa3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c76fa
  2. #c03cfa
  3. #fac03c
  4. #76fa3c

Square

  1. #3c76fa
  2. #fa3cd5
  3. #fac03c
  4. #3cfa61

Monochromatic

  1. #043199
  2. #064ae4
  3. #3c76fa
  4. #87aafc
  5. #d1dffe

Shades

#3c76fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c76fa
  2. #366ae1
  3. #305ec8
  4. #2a53af
  5. #244796
  6. #1e3b7d
  7. #182f64
  8. #12234b
  9. #0c1832
  10. #060c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c76fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c76fa
  2. #5084fb
  3. #6391fb
  4. #779ffc
  5. #8aadfc
  6. #9ebbfd
  7. #b1c8fd
  8. #c5d6fe
  9. #d8e4fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c76fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c76fa
  2. #4377ee
  3. #4a78e2
  4. #5079d5
  5. #577ac9
  6. #5e7bbd
  7. #657cb1
  8. #6c7da5
  9. #727e98
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7bbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0687ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2681fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0076f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c76fa {
  color: #3c76fa;
}
Background
.bg-3c76fa {
  background-color: #3c76fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c76fa {
  border: 2px solid #3c76fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c76fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 118 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c76fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c76fa, #613cfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c76fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 118 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.76 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.99 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.69 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.55 #c38905 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3c76fa  rgb(60, 118, 250)  hsl(222, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac03c  rgb(250, 192, 60)  hsl(42, 95%, 61%)  Amber
#fa3c76  rgb(250, 60, 118)  hsl(342, 95%, 61%)  French Rose
#76fa3c  rgb(118, 250, 60)  hsl(102, 95%, 61%)  Lawn Green