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#3E7AFA

#3e7afa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e7afa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 47.84% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.2% cyan, 51.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 220.85°, 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.2185

Complementary

  1. #3e7afa
  2. #fabe3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e7afa
  2. #fa603e
  3. #d8fa3e

Analogous

  1. #3ed8fa
  2. #3e7afa
  3. #603efa

Triadic

  1. #3e7afa
  2. #fa3e7a
  3. #7afa3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e7afa
  2. #be3efa
  3. #fabe3e
  4. #7afa3e

Square

  1. #3e7afa
  2. #fa3ed8
  3. #fabe3e
  4. #3efa60

Monochromatic

  1. #04349b
  2. #064de6
  3. #3e7afa
  4. #89adfc
  5. #d3e1fe

Shades

#3e7afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e7afa
  2. #386ee1
  3. #3262c8
  4. #2b55af
  5. #254996
  6. #1f3d7d
  7. #193164
  8. #13254b
  9. #0c1832
  10. #060c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e7afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e7afa
  2. #5187fb
  3. #6595fb
  4. #78a2fc
  5. #8baffc
  6. #9fbdfd
  7. #b2cafd
  8. #c5d7fe
  9. #d8e4fe
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e7afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e7afa
  2. #457bee
  3. #4b7be2
  4. #527cd5
  5. #587cc9
  6. #5f7dbd
  7. #667eb1
  8. #6c7ea5
  9. #737f98
  10. #797f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7ebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #228aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3084fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0079f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ed1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e7afa {
  color: #3e7afa;
}
Background
.bg-3e7afa {
  background-color: #3e7afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e7afa {
  border: 2px solid #3e7afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e7afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 122 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e7afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e7afa, #603efa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e7afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 122 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.26 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.00 #c18505 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3e7afa  rgb(62, 122, 250)  hsl(221, 95%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fabe3e  rgb(250, 190, 62)  hsl(41, 95%, 61%)  Amber
#fa3e7a  rgb(250, 62, 122)  hsl(341, 95%, 61%)  French Rose
#7afa3e  rgb(122, 250, 62)  hsl(101, 95%, 61%)  Lawn Green