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#3E76E2

#3e76e2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e76e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 46.27% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.57% cyan, 47.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 219.51°, with 73.87% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #3e76e2
  2. #e2aa3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e76e2
  2. #e2583e
  3. #c8e23e

Analogous

  1. #3ec8e2
  2. #3e76e2
  3. #583ee2

Triadic

  1. #3e76e2
  2. #e23e76
  3. #76e23e

Tetradic

  1. #3e76e2
  2. #aa3ee2
  3. #e2aa3e
  4. #76e23e

Square

  1. #3e76e2
  2. #e23ec8
  3. #e2aa3e
  4. #3ee258

Monochromatic

  1. #123475
  2. #1c51b8
  3. #3e76e2
  4. #81a5ec
  5. #c3d4f6

Shades

#3e76e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e76e2
  2. #386acb
  3. #325eb5
  4. #2b539e
  5. #254788
  6. #1f3b71
  7. #192f5a
  8. #132344
  9. #0c182d
  10. #060c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e76e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e76e2
  2. #5184e5
  3. #6591e8
  4. #789feb
  5. #8badee
  6. #9fbbf1
  7. #b2c8f3
  8. #c5d6f6
  9. #d8e4f9
  10. #ecf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e76e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e76e2
  2. #4577d8
  3. #4b78ce
  4. #5279c5
  5. #587abb
  6. #5f7bb1
  7. #667ca7
  8. #6c7d9d
  9. #737e94
  10. #797f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6778ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a82e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0173e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c7de4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2674e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e76e2 {
  color: #3e76e2;
}
Background
.bg-3e76e2 {
  background-color: #3e76e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e76e2 {
  border: 2px solid #3e76e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e76e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 118 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e76e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e76e2, #583ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e76e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 118 226 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.40 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.05 #c1891d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e76e2  rgb(62, 118, 226)  hsl(220, 74%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#e2aa3e  rgb(226, 170, 62)  hsl(40, 74%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#e23e76  rgb(226, 62, 118)  hsl(340, 74%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#76e23e  rgb(118, 226, 62)  hsl(100, 74%, 56%)  Lawn Green