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#3E73FC

#3e73fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e73fc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 45.1% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.4% cyan, 54.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 223.26°, with 96.94% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.2031

Complementary

  1. #3e73fc
  2. #fcc73e

Split complementary

  1. #3e73fc
  2. #fc683e
  3. #d2fc3e

Analogous

  1. #3ed2fc
  2. #3e73fc
  3. #683efc

Triadic

  1. #3e73fc
  2. #fc3e73
  3. #73fc3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e73fc
  2. #c73efc
  3. #fcc73e
  4. #73fc3e

Square

  1. #3e73fc
  2. #fc3ed2
  3. #fcc73e
  4. #3efc68

Monochromatic

  1. #022e9f
  2. #0444ea
  3. #3e73fc
  4. #89aafd
  5. #d5e0fe

Shades

#3e73fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e73fc
  2. #3868e3
  3. #325cca
  4. #2b51b0
  5. #254597
  6. #1f3a7e
  7. #192e65
  8. #13234c
  9. #0c1732
  10. #060c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e73fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e73fc
  2. #5181fc
  3. #658ffd
  4. #789dfd
  5. #8babfd
  6. #9fb9fe
  7. #b2c7fe
  8. #c5d5fe
  9. #d8e3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e73fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e73fc
  2. #4574f0
  3. #4b76e3
  4. #5277d7
  5. #5878ca
  6. #5f7abe
  7. #667bb2
  8. #6c7ca5
  9. #737d99
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6979bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d7fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0074fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e73fc {
  color: #3e73fc;
}
Background
.bg-3e73fc {
  background-color: #3e73fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e73fc {
  border: 2px solid #3e73fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e73fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 115 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e73fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e73fc, #683efc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e73fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 115 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.27 #c18c03 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e73fc  rgb(62, 115, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc73e  rgb(252, 199, 62)  hsl(43, 97%, 62%)  Sunglow
#fc3e73  rgb(252, 62, 115)  hsl(343, 97%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#73fc3e  rgb(115, 252, 62)  hsl(103, 97%, 62%)  Lawn Green