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#3F79C0

#3f79c0 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f79c0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 47.45% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.19% cyan, 36.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 213.02°, with 50.59% saturation and 50% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.5.

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Relative luminance0.1854

Complementary

  1. #3f79c0
  2. #c0863f

Split complementary

  1. #3f79c0
  2. #c0453f
  3. #bac03f

Analogous

  1. #3fbac0
  2. #3f79c0
  3. #453fc0

Triadic

  1. #3f79c0
  2. #c03f79
  3. #79c03f

Tetradic

  1. #3f79c0
  2. #863fc0
  3. #c0863f
  4. #79c03f

Square

  1. #3f79c0
  2. #c03fba
  3. #c0863f
  4. #3fc045

Monochromatic

  1. #19304d
  2. #2c5586
  3. #3f79c0
  4. #79a1d3
  5. #b2c9e6

Shades

#3f79c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f79c0
  2. #396dad
  3. #32619a
  4. #2c5586
  5. #264973
  6. #203d60
  7. #19304d
  8. #13243a
  9. #0d1826
  10. #060c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f79c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f79c0
  2. #5286c6
  3. #6594cd
  4. #79a1d3
  5. #8cafd9
  6. #9fbce0
  7. #b2c9e6
  8. #c5d7ec
  9. #d9e4f2
  10. #ecf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f79c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f79c0
  2. #467aba
  3. #4c7ab3
  4. #537bad
  5. #597ca6
  6. #607da0
  7. #667d9a
  8. #6d7e93
  9. #737f8d
  10. #7a7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65789a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #597ec3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4772bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #507cc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4475bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f79c0 {
  color: #3f79c0;
}
Background
.bg-3f79c0 {
  background-color: #3f79c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3f79c0 {
  border: 2px solid #3f79c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f79c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 121 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 51% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f79c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f79c0, #453fc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f79c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 121 192 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.50 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.34 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.24 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.39 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.65 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.02 #c0863f Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#3f79c0  rgb(63, 121, 192)  hsl(213, 51%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#c0863f  rgb(192, 134, 63)  hsl(33, 51%, 50%)  Peru
#c03f79  rgb(192, 63, 121)  hsl(333, 51%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#79c03f  rgb(121, 192, 63)  hsl(93, 51%, 50%)  Kelly Green