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#3F71FC

#3f71fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f71fc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 44.31% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 55.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 224.13°, with 96.92% saturation and 61.76% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #3f71fc
  2. #fcca3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f71fc
  2. #fc6b3f
  3. #cffc3f

Analogous

  1. #3fcffc
  2. #3f71fc
  3. #6b3ffc

Triadic

  1. #3f71fc
  2. #fc3f71
  3. #71fc3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f71fc
  2. #ca3ffc
  3. #fcca3f
  4. #71fc3f

Square

  1. #3f71fc
  2. #fc3fcf
  3. #fcca3f
  4. #3ffc6b

Monochromatic

  1. #022c9f
  2. #0441eb
  3. #3f71fc
  4. #8aa9fd
  5. #d6e0fe

Shades

#3f71fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f71fc
  2. #3966e3
  3. #325aca
  4. #2c4fb0
  5. #264497
  6. #20397e
  7. #192d65
  8. #13224c
  9. #0d1732
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f71fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f71fc
  2. #527ffc
  3. #658dfd
  4. #799cfd
  5. #8caafd
  6. #9fb8fe
  7. #b2c6fe
  8. #c5d4fe
  9. #d9e3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f71fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f71fc
  2. #4673f0
  3. #4c74e3
  4. #5376d7
  5. #5977ca
  6. #6079be
  7. #667ab2
  8. #6d7ca5
  9. #737d99
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6877bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #187dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f71fc {
  color: #3f71fc;
}
Background
.bg-3f71fc {
  background-color: #3f71fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3f71fc {
  border: 2px solid #3f71fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f71fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 113 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f71fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f71fc, #6b3ffc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f71fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 113 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.90 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.21 #c08e03 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3f71fc  rgb(63, 113, 252)  hsl(224, 97%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcca3f  rgb(252, 202, 63)  hsl(44, 97%, 62%)  Sunglow
#fc3f71  rgb(252, 63, 113)  hsl(344, 97%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#71fc3f  rgb(113, 252, 63)  hsl(104, 97%, 62%)  Harlequin