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#086DEC

#086dec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#086dec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 42.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.61% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 213.42°, with 93.44% saturation and 47.84% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #086dec
  2. #ec8708

Split complementary

  1. #086dec
  2. #ec1508
  3. #dfec08

Analogous

  1. #08dfec
  2. #086dec
  3. #1508ec

Triadic

  1. #086dec
  2. #ec086d
  3. #6dec08

Tetradic

  1. #086dec
  2. #8708ec
  3. #ec8708
  4. #6dec08

Square

  1. #086dec
  2. #ec08df
  3. #ec8708
  4. #08ec15

Monochromatic

  1. #032958
  2. #054ba2
  3. #086dec
  4. #4896f9
  5. #92c0fb

Shades

#086dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #086dec
  2. #0762d4
  3. #0657bd
  4. #064ca5
  5. #05418e
  6. #043776
  7. #032c5e
  8. #022147
  9. #02162f
  10. #010b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#086dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #086dec
  2. #217cee
  3. #398af0
  4. #5299f2
  5. #6ba7f4
  6. #84b6f6
  7. #9cc5f7
  8. #b5d3f9
  9. #cee2fb
  10. #e6f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#086dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #086dec
  2. #146fe1
  3. #2071d6
  4. #2c73cc
  5. #3875c1
  6. #4477b6
  7. #5078ab
  8. #5c7aa0
  9. #687c96
  10. #747e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a70b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-086dec {
  color: #086dec;
}
Background
.bg-086dec {
  background-color: #086dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-086dec {
  border: 2px solid #086dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #086dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 109 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-086dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #086dec, #1508ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-086dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 109 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.89 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.08 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.45 #f79213 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#086dec  rgb(8, 109, 236)  hsl(213, 93%, 48%)  Brandeis Blue
#ec8708  rgb(236, 135, 8)  hsl(33, 93%, 48%)  Tangerine
#ec086d  rgb(236, 8, 109)  hsl(333, 93%, 48%)  Razzmatazz
#6dec08  rgb(109, 236, 8)  hsl(93, 93%, 48%)  Lawn Green