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#206BED

#206bed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#206bed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 41.96% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.5% cyan, 54.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 218.05°, with 85.06% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #206bed
  2. #eda220

Split complementary

  1. #206bed
  2. #ed3c20
  3. #d1ed20

Analogous

  1. #20d1ed
  2. #206bed
  3. #3c20ed

Triadic

  1. #206bed
  2. #ed206b
  3. #6bed20

Tetradic

  1. #206bed
  2. #a220ed
  3. #eda220
  4. #6bed20

Square

  1. #206bed
  2. #ed20d1
  3. #eda220
  4. #20ed3c

Monochromatic

  1. #092d6b
  2. #0e4ab2
  3. #206bed
  4. #679af3
  5. #aec9f8

Shades

#206bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #206bed
  2. #1d60d5
  3. #1a56be
  4. #164ba6
  5. #13408e
  6. #103677
  7. #0d2b5f
  8. #0a2047
  9. #06152f
  10. #030b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#206bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #206bed
  2. #367aef
  3. #4d89f1
  4. #6397f2
  5. #79a6f4
  6. #90b5f6
  7. #a6c4f8
  8. #bcd3fa
  9. #d2e1fb
  10. #e9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#206bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #206bed
  2. #2a6de2
  3. #336fd7
  4. #3d71cc
  5. #4673c1
  6. #5076b7
  7. #5a78ac
  8. #637aa1
  9. #6d7c96
  10. #767e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6fb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0076f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-206bed {
  color: #206bed;
}
Background
.bg-206bed {
  background-color: #206bed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-206bed {
  border: 2px solid #206bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #206bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 107 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-206bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #206bed, #3c20ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-206bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 107 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.32 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.48 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.56 #df9412 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#206bed  rgb(32, 107, 237)  hsl(218, 85%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#eda220  rgb(237, 162, 32)  hsl(38, 85%, 53%)  Marigold
#ed206b  rgb(237, 32, 107)  hsl(338, 85%, 53%)  Razzmatazz
#6bed20  rgb(107, 237, 32)  hsl(98, 85%, 53%)  Lawn Green