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#3980DA

#3980da ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3980da is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.85% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 213.54°, with 68.51% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2137

Complementary

  1. #3980da
  2. #da9339

Split complementary

  1. #3980da
  2. #da4239
  3. #d0da39

Analogous

  1. #39d0da
  2. #3980da
  3. #4239da

Triadic

  1. #3980da
  2. #da3980
  3. #80da39

Tetradic

  1. #3980da
  2. #9339da
  3. #da9339
  4. #80da39

Square

  1. #3980da
  2. #da39d0
  3. #da9339
  4. #39da42

Monochromatic

  1. #133867
  2. #1f5ba7
  3. #3980da
  4. #79a9e6
  5. #bad3f2

Shades

#3980da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3980da
  2. #3373c4
  3. #2e66ae
  4. #285a99
  5. #224d83
  6. #1d406d
  7. #173357
  8. #112641
  9. #0b1a2c
  10. #060d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#3980da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3980da
  2. #4d8dde
  3. #6199e1
  4. #74a6e5
  5. #88b3e9
  6. #9cc0ed
  7. #b0ccf0
  8. #c4d9f4
  9. #d7e6f8
  10. #ebf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3980da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3980da
  2. #4080d1
  3. #4780c8
  4. #4e80bf
  5. #5580b6
  6. #5d80ad
  7. #6480a4
  8. #6b809b
  9. #728092
  10. #798089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a80ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5587de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3979d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b85dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #397cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3980da {
  color: #3980da;
}
Background
.bg-3980da {
  background-color: #3980da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3980da {
  border: 2px solid #3980da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3980da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3980da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3980da, #4239da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3980da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.70 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.49 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.53 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.63 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.48 #c67f25 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#3980da  rgb(57, 128, 218)  hsl(214, 69%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#da9339  rgb(218, 147, 57)  hsl(34, 69%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#da3980  rgb(218, 57, 128)  hsl(334, 69%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#80da39  rgb(128, 218, 57)  hsl(94, 69%, 54%)  Yellow Green