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#3F7DEC

#3f7dec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f7dec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 49.02% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.31% cyan, 47.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 218.5°, with 81.99% saturation and 58.63% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2178

Complementary

  1. #3f7dec
  2. #ecae3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f7dec
  2. #ec583f
  3. #d3ec3f

Analogous

  1. #3fd3ec
  2. #3f7dec
  3. #583fec

Triadic

  1. #3f7dec
  2. #ec3f7d
  3. #7dec3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f7dec
  2. #ae3fec
  3. #ecae3f
  4. #7dec3f

Square

  1. #3f7dec
  2. #ec3fd3
  3. #ecae3f
  4. #3fec58

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3885
  2. #1455ca
  3. #3f7dec
  4. #85acf3
  5. #cadbfa

Shades

#3f7dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f7dec
  2. #3971d4
  3. #3264bd
  4. #2c58a5
  5. #264b8e
  6. #203f76
  7. #19325e
  8. #132647
  9. #0d192f
  10. #060d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f7dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f7dec
  2. #528aee
  3. #6597f0
  4. #79a4f2
  5. #8cb1f4
  6. #9fbef6
  7. #b2cbf7
  8. #c5d8f9
  9. #d9e5fb
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f7dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f7dec
  2. #467de1
  3. #4c7ed6
  4. #537ecc
  5. #597ec1
  6. #607fb6
  7. #667fab
  8. #6d7fa0
  9. #737f96
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4089f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c79ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4084ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #297beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ec7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f7dec {
  color: #3f7dec;
}
Background
.bg-3f7dec {
  background-color: #3f7dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3f7dec {
  border: 2px solid #3f7dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f7dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 125 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f7dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f7dec, #583fec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f7dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 125 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.10 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.42 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.68 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.97 #c08213 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#3f7dec  rgb(63, 125, 236)  hsl(219, 82%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecae3f  rgb(236, 174, 63)  hsl(39, 82%, 59%)  Marigold
#ec3f7d  rgb(236, 63, 125)  hsl(339, 82%, 59%)  French Rose
#7dec3f  rgb(125, 236, 63)  hsl(99, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green