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#3E71EC

#3e71ec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e71ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 44.31% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.73% cyan, 52.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.41°, with 82.08% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.78:1 (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 luminance0.1889

Complementary

  1. #3e71ec
  2. #ecb93e

Split complementary

  1. #3e71ec
  2. #ec623e
  3. #c8ec3e

Analogous

  1. #3ec8ec
  2. #3e71ec
  3. #623eec

Triadic

  1. #3e71ec
  2. #ec3e71
  3. #71ec3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e71ec
  2. #b93eec
  3. #ecb93e
  4. #71ec3e

Square

  1. #3e71ec
  2. #ec3ec8
  3. #ecb93e
  4. #3eec62

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3084
  2. #1449ca
  3. #3e71ec
  4. #84a4f3
  5. #c9d7fa

Shades

#3e71ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e71ec
  2. #3866d4
  3. #325abd
  4. #2b4fa5
  5. #25448e
  6. #1f3976
  7. #192d5e
  8. #132247
  9. #0c172f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e71ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e71ec
  2. #517fee
  3. #658df0
  4. #789cf2
  5. #8baaf4
  6. #9fb8f6
  7. #b2c6f7
  8. #c5d4f9
  9. #d8e3fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e71ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e71ec
  2. #4573e1
  3. #4b74d6
  4. #5276cc
  5. #5877c1
  6. #5f79b6
  7. #667aab
  8. #6c7ca0
  9. #737d96
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6675b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1881f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c7bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0171eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e71ec {
  color: #3e71ec;
}
Background
.bg-3e71ec {
  background-color: #3e71ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e71ec {
  border: 2px solid #3e71ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e71ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 113 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e71ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e71ec, #623eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e71ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 113 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.14 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.83 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.74 #c18e13 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e71ec  rgb(62, 113, 236)  hsl(222, 82%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecb93e  rgb(236, 185, 62)  hsl(42, 82%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ec3e71  rgb(236, 62, 113)  hsl(342, 82%, 58%)  Cerise
#71ec3e  rgb(113, 236, 62)  hsl(102, 82%, 58%)  Lawn Green