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#3C7BF2

#3c7bf2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c7bf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 48.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.21% cyan, 49.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 219.23°, with 87.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.2154

Complementary

  1. #3c7bf2
  2. #f2b33c

Split complementary

  1. #3c7bf2
  2. #f2583c
  3. #d6f23c

Analogous

  1. #3cd6f2
  2. #3c7bf2
  3. #583cf2

Triadic

  1. #3c7bf2
  2. #f23c7b
  3. #7bf23c

Tetradic

  1. #3c7bf2
  2. #b33cf2
  3. #f2b33c
  4. #7bf23c

Square

  1. #3c7bf2
  2. #f23cd6
  3. #f2b33c
  4. #3cf258

Monochromatic

  1. #09368c
  2. #0e52d3
  3. #3c7bf2
  4. #84acf7
  5. #cbdcfc

Shades

#3c7bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c7bf2
  2. #366fda
  3. #3062c2
  4. #2a56a9
  5. #244a91
  6. #1e3e79
  7. #183161
  8. #122549
  9. #0c1930
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c7bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c7bf2
  2. #5088f3
  3. #6395f5
  4. #77a3f6
  5. #8ab0f7
  6. #9ebdf9
  7. #b1cafa
  8. #c5d7fb
  9. #d8e5fc
  10. #ecf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c7bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c7bf2
  2. #437ce7
  3. #4a7cdb
  4. #507dd0
  5. #577dc4
  6. #5e7eb9
  7. #657eae
  8. #6c7fa2
  9. #727f97
  10. #79808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3389f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3783f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1879f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c7bf2 {
  color: #3c7bf2;
}
Background
.bg-3c7bf2 {
  background-color: #3c7bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c7bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #3c7bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c7bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 123 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c7bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c7bf2, #583cf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c7bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 123 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.86 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.55 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.81 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.22 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.25 #c3840d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3c7bf2  rgb(60, 123, 242)  hsl(219, 88%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2b33c  rgb(242, 179, 60)  hsl(39, 88%, 59%)  Pastel Orange
#f23c7b  rgb(242, 60, 123)  hsl(339, 88%, 59%)  French Rose
#7bf23c  rgb(123, 242, 60)  hsl(99, 88%, 59%)  Lawn Green