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#3D75EF

#3d75ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3d75ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 45.88% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.48% cyan, 51.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.12°, with 84.76% saturation and 58.82% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1995

Complementary

  1. #3d75ef
  2. #efb73d

Split complementary

  1. #3d75ef
  2. #ef5e3d
  3. #ceef3d

Analogous

  1. #3dceef
  2. #3d75ef
  3. #5e3def

Triadic

  1. #3d75ef
  2. #ef3d75
  3. #75ef3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d75ef
  2. #b73def
  3. #efb73d
  4. #75ef3d

Square

  1. #3d75ef
  2. #ef3dce
  3. #efb73d
  4. #3def5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3288
  2. #114dce
  3. #3d75ef
  4. #84a7f5
  5. #cadafb

Shades

#3d75ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d75ef
  2. #3769d7
  3. #315ebf
  4. #2b52a7
  5. #25468f
  6. #1f3b78
  7. #182f60
  8. #122348
  9. #0c1730
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d75ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d75ef
  2. #5083f1
  3. #6491f2
  4. #779ef4
  5. #8bacf5
  6. #9ebaf7
  7. #b1c8f9
  8. #c5d6fa
  9. #d8e3fc
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d75ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d75ef
  2. #4476e4
  3. #4a77d9
  4. #5178ce
  5. #5879c3
  6. #5f7bb8
  7. #657cac
  8. #6c7da1
  9. #737e96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6879b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2484f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #307ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0974ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d75ef {
  color: #3d75ef;
}
Background
.bg-3d75ef {
  background-color: #3d75ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3d75ef {
  border: 2px solid #3d75ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d75ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 117 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d75ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d75ef, #5e3def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d75ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 117 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.03 #c28a10 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3d75ef  rgb(61, 117, 239)  hsl(221, 85%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#efb73d  rgb(239, 183, 61)  hsl(41, 85%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ef3d75  rgb(239, 61, 117)  hsl(341, 85%, 59%)  Rose
#75ef3d  rgb(117, 239, 61)  hsl(101, 85%, 59%)  Lawn Green