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#3E70FB

#3e70fb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e70fb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 43.92% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.3% cyan, 55.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 224.13°, with 95.94% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1958

Complementary

  1. #3e70fb
  2. #fbc93e

Split complementary

  1. #3e70fb
  2. #fb6a3e
  3. #cefb3e

Analogous

  1. #3ecefb
  2. #3e70fb
  3. #6a3efb

Triadic

  1. #3e70fb
  2. #fb3e70
  3. #70fb3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e70fb
  2. #c93efb
  3. #fbc93e
  4. #70fb3e

Square

  1. #3e70fb
  2. #fb3ece
  3. #fbc93e
  4. #3efb6a

Monochromatic

  1. #032c9d
  2. #0541e8
  3. #3e70fb
  4. #89a8fd
  5. #d4dffe

Shades

#3e70fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e70fb
  2. #3865e2
  3. #325ac9
  4. #2b4eb0
  5. #254397
  6. #1f387e
  7. #192d64
  8. #13224b
  9. #0c1632
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e70fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e70fb
  2. #517efb
  3. #658dfc
  4. #789bfc
  5. #8ba9fd
  6. #9fb8fd
  7. #b2c6fd
  8. #c5d4fe
  9. #d8e2fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e70fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e70fb
  2. #4572ef
  3. #4b73e2
  4. #5275d6
  5. #5876ca
  6. #5f78be
  7. #667ab1
  8. #6c7ba5
  9. #737d99
  10. #797e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6776bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #157cfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e70fb {
  color: #3e70fb;
}
Background
.bg-3e70fb {
  background-color: #3e70fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e70fb {
  border: 2px solid #3e70fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e70fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 112 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e70fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e70fb, #6a3efb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e70fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 112 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.53 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.74 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.16 #c18f04 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e70fb  rgb(62, 112, 251)  hsl(224, 96%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbc93e  rgb(251, 201, 62)  hsl(44, 96%, 61%)  Sunglow
#fb3e70  rgb(251, 62, 112)  hsl(344, 96%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#70fb3e  rgb(112, 251, 62)  hsl(104, 96%, 61%)  Harlequin