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#3D71FA

#3d71fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3d71fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 44.31% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.6% cyan, 54.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 223.49°, with 94.97% saturation and 60.98% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.197

Complementary

  1. #3d71fa
  2. #fac63d

Split complementary

  1. #3d71fa
  2. #fa673d
  3. #d0fa3d

Analogous

  1. #3dd0fa
  2. #3d71fa
  3. #673dfa

Triadic

  1. #3d71fa
  2. #fa3d71
  3. #71fa3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d71fa
  2. #c63dfa
  3. #fac63d
  4. #71fa3d

Square

  1. #3d71fa
  2. #fa3dd0
  3. #fac63d
  4. #3dfa67

Monochromatic

  1. #042d9a
  2. #0643e5
  3. #3d71fa
  4. #88a8fc
  5. #d2defe

Shades

#3d71fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d71fa
  2. #3766e1
  3. #315ac8
  4. #2b4faf
  5. #254496
  6. #1f397d
  7. #182d64
  8. #12224b
  9. #0c1732
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d71fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d71fa
  2. #507ffb
  3. #648dfb
  4. #779cfc
  5. #8baafc
  6. #9eb8fd
  7. #b1c6fd
  8. #c5d4fe
  9. #d8e3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d71fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d71fa
  2. #4473ee
  3. #4a74e2
  4. #5176d5
  5. #5877c9
  6. #5f79bd
  7. #657ab1
  8. #6c7ca5
  9. #737d98
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6777bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #197dfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d71fa {
  color: #3d71fa;
}
Background
.bg-3d71fa {
  background-color: #3d71fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3d71fa {
  border: 2px solid #3d71fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d71fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 113 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d71fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d71fa, #673dfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d71fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 113 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.14 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.52 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.46 #c28e05 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3d71fa  rgb(61, 113, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac63d  rgb(250, 198, 61)  hsl(43, 95%, 61%)  Saffron
#fa3d71  rgb(250, 61, 113)  hsl(343, 95%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#71fa3d  rgb(113, 250, 61)  hsl(103, 95%, 61%)  Harlequin