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#3D72FC

#3d72fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3d72fc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 44.71% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.79% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 223.35°, with 96.95% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #3d72fc
  2. #fcc73d

Split complementary

  1. #3d72fc
  2. #fc673d
  3. #d1fc3d

Analogous

  1. #3dd1fc
  2. #3d72fc
  3. #673dfc

Triadic

  1. #3d72fc
  2. #fc3d72
  3. #72fc3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d72fc
  2. #c73dfc
  3. #fcc73d
  4. #72fc3d

Square

  1. #3d72fc
  2. #fc3dd1
  3. #fcc73d
  4. #3dfc67

Monochromatic

  1. #022d9e
  2. #0443e9
  3. #3d72fc
  4. #88a9fd
  5. #d4dffe

Shades

#3d72fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d72fc
  2. #3767e3
  3. #315bca
  4. #2b50b0
  5. #254497
  6. #1f397e
  7. #182e65
  8. #12224c
  9. #0c1732
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d72fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d72fc
  2. #5080fc
  3. #648efd
  4. #779cfd
  5. #8baafd
  6. #9eb9fe
  7. #b1c7fe
  8. #c5d5fe
  9. #d8e3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d72fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d72fc
  2. #4473f0
  3. #4a75e3
  4. #5176d7
  5. #5878ca
  6. #5f79be
  7. #657ab2
  8. #6c7ca5
  9. #737d99
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6878bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #197eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d72fc {
  color: #3d72fc;
}
Background
.bg-3d72fc {
  background-color: #3d72fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3d72fc {
  border: 2px solid #3d72fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d72fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 114 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 97% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d72fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d72fc, #673dfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d72fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 114 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.43 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.40 #c28d03 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3d72fc  rgb(61, 114, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc73d  rgb(252, 199, 61)  hsl(43, 97%, 61%)  Sunglow
#fc3d72  rgb(252, 61, 114)  hsl(343, 97%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72fc3d  rgb(114, 252, 61)  hsl(103, 97%, 61%)  Harlequin