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#196BFB

#196bfb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#196bfb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 41.96% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.04% cyan, 57.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 218.23°, with 96.58% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #196bfb
  2. #fba919

Split complementary

  1. #196bfb
  2. #fb3819
  3. #dcfb19

Analogous

  1. #19dcfb
  2. #196bfb
  3. #3819fb

Triadic

  1. #196bfb
  2. #fb196b
  3. #6bfb19

Tetradic

  1. #196bfb
  2. #a919fb
  3. #fba919
  4. #6bfb19

Square

  1. #196bfb
  2. #fb19dc
  3. #fba919
  4. #19fb38

Monochromatic

  1. #022d79
  2. #0349c4
  3. #196bfb
  4. #649bfc
  5. #afccfe

Shades

#196bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #196bfb
  2. #1760e2
  3. #1456c9
  4. #124bb0
  5. #0f4097
  6. #0d367e
  7. #0a2b64
  8. #08204b
  9. #051532
  10. #030b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#196bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #196bfb
  2. #307afb
  3. #4789fc
  4. #5e97fc
  5. #75a6fd
  6. #8cb5fd
  7. #a3c4fd
  8. #bad3fe
  9. #d1e1fe
  10. #e8f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#196bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #196bfb
  2. #236def
  3. #2e6fe2
  4. #3871d6
  5. #4273ca
  6. #4d76be
  7. #5778b1
  8. #617aa5
  9. #6b7c99
  10. #767e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d71ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-196bfb {
  color: #196bfb;
}
Background
.bg-196bfb {
  background-color: #196bfb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-196bfb {
  border: 2px solid #196bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #196bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 107 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-196bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #196bfb, #3819fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-196bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 107 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.96 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.22 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.75 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.77 #e69404 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#196bfb  rgb(25, 107, 251)  hsl(218, 97%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#fba919  rgb(251, 169, 25)  hsl(38, 97%, 54%)  Orange
#fb196b  rgb(251, 25, 107)  hsl(338, 97%, 54%)  Rose
#6bfb19  rgb(107, 251, 25)  hsl(98, 97%, 54%)  Lawn Green