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#3F71A8

#3f71a8 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3f71a8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 44.31% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 32.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 211.43°, with 45.45% saturation and 45.29% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #3f71a8
  2. #a8763f

Split complementary

  1. #3f71a8
  2. #a8423f
  3. #a5a83f

Analogous

  1. #3fa5a8
  2. #3f71a8
  3. #423fa8

Triadic

  1. #3f71a8
  2. #a83f71
  3. #71a83f

Tetradic

  1. #3f71a8
  2. #763fa8
  3. #a8763f
  4. #71a83f

Square

  1. #3f71a8
  2. #a83fa5
  3. #a8763f
  4. #3fa842

Monochromatic

  1. #152639
  2. #2a4c70
  3. #3f71a8
  4. #6c98c8
  5. #a3bfdd

Shades

#3f71a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f71a8
  2. #396697
  3. #325a86
  4. #2c4f76
  5. #264465
  6. #203954
  7. #192d43
  8. #132232
  9. #0d1722
  10. #060b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f71a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f71a8
  2. #527fb1
  3. #658db9
  4. #799cc2
  5. #8caacb
  6. #9fb8d4
  7. #b2c6dc
  8. #c5d4e5
  9. #d9e3ee
  10. #ecf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f71a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f71a8
  2. #4673a4
  3. #4c74a0
  4. #53769c
  5. #597798
  6. #607994
  7. #667a90
  8. #6d7c8c
  9. #737d88
  10. #7a7f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a74aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6aa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5073a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #476da7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #157994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f71a8 {
  color: #3f71a8;
}
Background
.bg-3f71a8 {
  background-color: #3f71a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f71a8 {
  border: 2px solid #3f71a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f71a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 113 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 45% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f71a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f71a8, #423fa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f71a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 113 168 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.20 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.03 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.14 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.47 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.20 #c08e57 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#3f71a8  rgb(63, 113, 168)  hsl(211, 45%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#a8763f  rgb(168, 118, 63)  hsl(31, 45%, 45%)  Copper
#a83f71  rgb(168, 63, 113)  hsl(331, 45%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#71a83f  rgb(113, 168, 63)  hsl(91, 45%, 45%)  Asparagus