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#3E77FA

#3e77fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e77fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.2% cyan, 52.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.81°, 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2112

Complementary

  1. #3e77fa
  2. #fac13e

Split complementary

  1. #3e77fa
  2. #fa633e
  3. #d5fa3e

Analogous

  1. #3ed5fa
  2. #3e77fa
  3. #633efa

Triadic

  1. #3e77fa
  2. #fa3e77
  3. #77fa3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e77fa
  2. #c13efa
  3. #fac13e
  4. #77fa3e

Square

  1. #3e77fa
  2. #fa3ed5
  3. #fac13e
  4. #3efa63

Monochromatic

  1. #04329b
  2. #064ae6
  3. #3e77fa
  4. #89acfc
  5. #d3e0fe

Shades

#3e77fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e77fa
  2. #386be1
  3. #325fc8
  4. #2b53af
  5. #254796
  6. #1f3c7d
  7. #193064
  8. #13244b
  9. #0c1832
  10. #060c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e77fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e77fa
  2. #5185fb
  3. #6592fb
  4. #78a0fc
  5. #8badfc
  6. #9fbbfd
  7. #b2c9fd
  8. #c5d6fe
  9. #d8e4fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e77fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e77fa
  2. #4578ee
  3. #4b79e2
  4. #527ad5
  5. #587bc9
  6. #5f7cbd
  7. #667cb1
  8. #6c7da5
  9. #737e98
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7cbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1188ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a81fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0077f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e77fa {
  color: #3e77fa;
}
Background
.bg-3e77fa {
  background-color: #3e77fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e77fa {
  border: 2px solid #3e77fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e77fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 119 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e77fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e77fa, #633efa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e77fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 119 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.97 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.21 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.50 #c18805 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e77fa  rgb(62, 119, 250)  hsl(222, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac13e  rgb(250, 193, 62)  hsl(42, 95%, 61%)  Amber
#fa3e77  rgb(250, 62, 119)  hsl(342, 95%, 61%)  French Rose
#77fa3e  rgb(119, 250, 62)  hsl(102, 95%, 61%)  Lawn Green