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#3D74BA

#3d74ba ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3d74ba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 45.49% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.2% cyan, 37.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 213.6°, with 50.61% saturation and 48.43% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #3d74ba
  2. #ba833d

Split complementary

  1. #3d74ba
  2. #ba443d
  3. #b2ba3d

Analogous

  1. #3db2ba
  2. #3d74ba
  3. #443dba

Triadic

  1. #3d74ba
  2. #ba3d74
  3. #74ba3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d74ba
  2. #833dba
  3. #ba833d
  4. #74ba3d

Square

  1. #3d74ba
  2. #ba3db2
  3. #ba833d
  4. #3dba44

Monochromatic

  1. #172c47
  2. #2a5080
  3. #3d74ba
  4. #739cd1
  5. #acc5e4

Shades

#3d74ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d74ba
  2. #3768a7
  3. #315d95
  4. #2b5182
  5. #254670
  6. #1f3a5d
  7. #182e4a
  8. #122338
  9. #0c1725
  10. #060c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d74ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d74ba
  2. #5082c1
  3. #6490c8
  4. #779ecf
  5. #8bacd6
  6. #9ebadd
  7. #b1c7e3
  8. #c5d5ea
  9. #d8e3f1
  10. #ecf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d74ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d74ba
  2. #4475b4
  3. #4a76ae
  4. #5178a9
  5. #5879a3
  6. #5f7a9d
  7. #657b97
  8. #6c7c91
  9. #737e8c
  10. #797f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5579bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00848e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c77bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4070b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d74ba {
  color: #3d74ba;
}
Background
.bg-3d74ba {
  background-color: #3d74ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3d74ba {
  border: 2px solid #3d74ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d74ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 116 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 51% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d74ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d74ba, #443dba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d74ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 116 186 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.07 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.41 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.38 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.72 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.53 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.83 #c28b45 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

True Blue
#3d74ba  rgb(61, 116, 186)  hsl(214, 51%, 48%)  True Blue
#ba833d  rgb(186, 131, 61)  hsl(34, 51%, 48%)  Peru
#ba3d74  rgb(186, 61, 116)  hsl(334, 51%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#74ba3d  rgb(116, 186, 61)  hsl(94, 51%, 48%)  Kelly Green