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#3E71FF

#3e71ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3e71ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 44.31% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.69% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 224.15°, with 100% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2005

Complementary

  1. #3e71ff
  2. #ffcc3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e71ff
  2. #ff6c3e
  3. #d1ff3e

Analogous

  1. #3ed1ff
  2. #3e71ff
  3. #6c3eff

Triadic

  1. #3e71ff
  2. #ff3e71
  3. #71ff3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e71ff
  2. #cc3eff
  3. #ffcc3e
  4. #71ff3e

Square

  1. #3e71ff
  2. #ff3ed1
  3. #ffcc3e
  4. #3eff6c

Monochromatic

  1. #002ba4
  2. #0040f1
  3. #3e71ff
  4. #8ba9ff
  5. #d7e2ff

Shades

#3e71ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e71ff
  2. #3866e6
  3. #325acc
  4. #2b4fb3
  5. #254499
  6. #1f3980
  7. #192d66
  8. #13224d
  9. #0c1733
  10. #060b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e71ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e71ff
  2. #517fff
  3. #658dff
  4. #789cff
  5. #8baaff
  6. #9fb8ff
  7. #b2c6ff
  8. #c5d4ff
  9. #d8e3ff
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e71ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e71ff
  2. #4573f2
  3. #4b74e6
  4. #5276d9
  5. #5877cc
  6. #5f79c0
  7. #667ab3
  8. #6c7ca6
  9. #737d99
  10. #797f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6878bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #107dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e71ff {
  color: #3e71ff;
}
Background
.bg-3e71ff {
  background-color: #3e71ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e71ff {
  border: 2px solid #3e71ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e71ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 113 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e71ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e71ff, #6c3eff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e71ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 113 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.97 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.41 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.79 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.12 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.20 #c18e00 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e71ff  rgb(62, 113, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffcc3e  rgb(255, 204, 62)  hsl(44, 100%, 62%)  Sunglow
#ff3e71  rgb(255, 62, 113)  hsl(344, 100%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#71ff3e  rgb(113, 255, 62)  hsl(104, 100%, 62%)  Harlequin