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#3C7DFD

#3c7dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3c7dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.28% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 219.79°, with 97.97% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.2272

Complementary

  1. #3c7dfd
  2. #fdbc3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c7dfd
  2. #fd5b3c
  3. #defd3c

Analogous

  1. #3cdefd
  2. #3c7dfd
  3. #5b3cfd

Triadic

  1. #3c7dfd
  2. #fd3c7d
  3. #7dfd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c7dfd
  2. #bc3cfd
  3. #fdbc3c
  4. #7dfd3c

Square

  1. #3c7dfd
  2. #fd3cde
  3. #fdbc3c
  4. #3cfd5b

Monochromatic

  1. #02369e
  2. #0250ea
  3. #3c7dfd
  4. #88affe
  5. #d3e2ff

Shades

#3c7dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c7dfd
  2. #3671e4
  3. #3064ca
  4. #2a58b1
  5. #244b98
  6. #1e3f7f
  7. #183265
  8. #12264c
  9. #0c1933
  10. #060d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c7dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c7dfd
  2. #508afd
  3. #6397fd
  4. #77a4fe
  5. #8ab1fe
  6. #9ebefe
  7. #b1cbfe
  8. #c5d8fe
  9. #d8e5ff
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c7dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c7dfd
  2. #437df1
  3. #4a7ee4
  4. #507ed8
  5. #577ecb
  6. #5e7fbf
  7. #657fb2
  8. #6c7fa6
  9. #727f99
  10. #79808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d81c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #288cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3187ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007cfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c7dfd {
  color: #3c7dfd;
}
Background
.bg-3c7dfd {
  background-color: #3c7dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c7dfd {
  border: 2px solid #3c7dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c7dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c7dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c7dfd, #5b3cfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c7dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.65 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.32 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.58 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.67 #c38202 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3c7dfd  rgb(60, 125, 253)  hsl(220, 98%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdbc3c  rgb(253, 188, 60)  hsl(40, 98%, 61%)  Amber
#fd3c7d  rgb(253, 60, 125)  hsl(340, 98%, 61%)  French Rose
#7dfd3c  rgb(125, 253, 60)  hsl(100, 98%, 61%)  Lawn Green