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#3E77F1

#3e77f1 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e77f1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 46.67% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.27% cyan, 50.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 220.89°, with 86.47% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2057

Complementary

  1. #3e77f1
  2. #f1b83e

Split complementary

  1. #3e77f1
  2. #f15e3e
  3. #d1f13e

Analogous

  1. #3ed1f1
  2. #3e77f1
  3. #5e3ef1

Triadic

  1. #3e77f1
  2. #f13e77
  3. #77f13e

Tetradic

  1. #3e77f1
  2. #b83ef1
  3. #f1b83e
  4. #77f13e

Square

  1. #3e77f1
  2. #f13ed1
  3. #f1b83e
  4. #3ef15e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a338c
  2. #0f4ed3
  3. #3e77f1
  4. #85a9f6
  5. #cddcfb

Shades

#3e77f1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e77f1
  2. #386bd9
  3. #325fc1
  4. #2b53a9
  5. #254791
  6. #1f3c79
  7. #193060
  8. #132448
  9. #0c1830
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e77f1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e77f1
  2. #5185f2
  3. #6592f4
  4. #78a0f5
  5. #8badf7
  6. #9fbbf8
  7. #b2c9f9
  8. #c5d6fb
  9. #d8e4fc
  10. #ecf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e77f1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e77f1
  2. #4578e6
  3. #4b79da
  4. #527acf
  5. #587bc4
  6. #5f7cb9
  7. #667cad
  8. #6c7da2
  9. #737e97
  10. #797f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697bb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2886f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3280f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f76f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008aca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e77f1 {
  color: #3e77f1;
}
Background
.bg-3e77f1 {
  background-color: #3e77f1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e77f1 {
  border: 2px solid #3e77f1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e77f1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 119 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 86% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e77f1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e77f1, #5e3ef1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e77f1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 119 241 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.05 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.07 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.85 #c1880e Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e77f1  rgb(62, 119, 241)  hsl(221, 86%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#f1b83e  rgb(241, 184, 62)  hsl(41, 86%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#f13e77  rgb(241, 62, 119)  hsl(341, 86%, 59%)  French Rose
#77f13e  rgb(119, 241, 62)  hsl(101, 86%, 59%)  Lawn Green