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#3D73D5

#3d73d5 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3d73d5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 45.1% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.36% cyan, 46.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 218.68°, with 64.41% saturation and 53.73% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #3d73d5
  2. #d59f3d

Split complementary

  1. #3d73d5
  2. #d5533d
  3. #bfd53d

Analogous

  1. #3dbfd5
  2. #3d73d5
  3. #533dd5

Triadic

  1. #3d73d5
  2. #d53d73
  3. #73d53d

Tetradic

  1. #3d73d5
  2. #9f3dd5
  3. #d59f3d
  4. #73d53d

Square

  1. #3d73d5
  2. #d53dbf
  3. #d59f3d
  4. #3dd553

Monochromatic

  1. #163163
  2. #2350a2
  3. #3d73d5
  4. #7ca0e3
  5. #bbcef0

Shades

#3d73d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d73d5
  2. #3768c0
  3. #315caa
  4. #2b5195
  5. #254580
  6. #1f3a6b
  7. #182e55
  8. #122340
  9. #0c172b
  10. #060c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d73d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d73d5
  2. #5081d9
  3. #648fdd
  4. #779de2
  5. #8babe6
  6. #9eb9ea
  7. #b1c7ee
  8. #c5d5f2
  9. #d8e3f7
  10. #ecf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d73d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d73d5
  2. #4474cd
  3. #4a76c4
  4. #5177bc
  5. #5878b3
  6. #5f7aab
  7. #657ba2
  8. #6c7c9a
  9. #737d91
  10. #797f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6475a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #407dd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e6fd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f79d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d71d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d73d5 {
  color: #3d73d5;
}
Background
.bg-3d73d5 {
  background-color: #3d73d5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3d73d5 {
  border: 2px solid #3d73d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d73d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 115 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 64% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d73d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d73d5, #533dd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d73d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 115 213 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.56 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.05 #c28c2a Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3d73d5  rgb(61, 115, 213)  hsl(219, 64%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#d59f3d  rgb(213, 159, 61)  hsl(39, 64%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#d53d73  rgb(213, 61, 115)  hsl(339, 64%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#73d53d  rgb(115, 213, 61)  hsl(99, 64%, 54%)  Lime Green