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#3E72FA

#3e72fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e72fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 44.71% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.2% cyan, 54.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 223.4°, with 94.95% saturation and 61.18% 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 2.61.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1996

Complementary

  1. #3e72fa
  2. #fac63e

Split complementary

  1. #3e72fa
  2. #fa683e
  3. #d0fa3e

Analogous

  1. #3ed0fa
  2. #3e72fa
  3. #683efa

Triadic

  1. #3e72fa
  2. #fa3e72
  3. #72fa3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e72fa
  2. #c63efa
  3. #fac63e
  4. #72fa3e

Square

  1. #3e72fa
  2. #fa3ed0
  3. #fac63e
  4. #3efa68

Monochromatic

  1. #042e9b
  2. #0644e6
  3. #3e72fa
  4. #89a8fc
  5. #d3dffe

Shades

#3e72fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e72fa
  2. #3867e1
  3. #325bc8
  4. #2b50af
  5. #254496
  6. #1f397d
  7. #192e64
  8. #13224b
  9. #0c1732
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e72fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e72fa
  2. #5180fb
  3. #658efb
  4. #789cfc
  5. #8baafc
  6. #9fb9fd
  7. #b2c7fd
  8. #c5d5fe
  9. #d8e3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e72fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e72fa
  2. #4573ee
  3. #4b75e2
  4. #5276d5
  5. #5878c9
  6. #5f79bd
  7. #667ab1
  8. #6c7ca5
  9. #737d98
  10. #797f8c
  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 #6878bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d7efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e72fa {
  color: #3e72fa;
}
Background
.bg-3e72fa {
  background-color: #3e72fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e72fa {
  border: 2px solid #3e72fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e72fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 114 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e72fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e72fa, #683efa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e72fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 114 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.79 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.32 #c18d05 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e72fa  rgb(62, 114, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac63e  rgb(250, 198, 62)  hsl(43, 95%, 61%)  Saffron
#fa3e72  rgb(250, 62, 114)  hsl(343, 95%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72fa3e  rgb(114, 250, 62)  hsl(103, 95%, 61%)  Lawn Green