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#216DFF

#216dff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#216dff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 42.75% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.06% cyan, 57.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 219.46°, with 100% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.1848

Complementary

  1. #216dff
  2. #ffb321

Split complementary

  1. #216dff
  2. #ff4421
  3. #dcff21

Analogous

  1. #21dcff
  2. #216dff
  3. #4421ff

Triadic

  1. #216dff
  2. #ff216d
  3. #6dff21

Tetradic

  1. #216dff
  2. #b321ff
  3. #ffb321
  4. #6dff21

Square

  1. #216dff
  2. #ff21dc
  3. #ffb321
  4. #21ff44

Monochromatic

  1. #002e87
  2. #0048d3
  3. #216dff
  4. #6d9fff
  5. #bad2ff

Shades

#216dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216dff
  2. #1e62e6
  3. #1a57cc
  4. #174cb3
  5. #144199
  6. #113780
  7. #0d2c66
  8. #0a214d
  9. #071633
  10. #030b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#216dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216dff
  2. #377cff
  3. #4d8aff
  4. #6499ff
  5. #7aa7ff
  6. #90b6ff
  7. #a6c5ff
  8. #bcd3ff
  9. #d3e2ff
  10. #e9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216dff
  2. #2b6ff2
  3. #3471e6
  4. #3e73d9
  5. #4775cc
  6. #5177c0
  7. #5a78b3
  8. #647aa6
  9. #6d7c99
  10. #777e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6073bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006efc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-216dff {
  color: #216dff;
}
Background
.bg-216dff {
  background-color: #216dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-216dff {
  border: 2px solid #216dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 109 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216dff, #4421ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 109 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.81 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.55 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.66 #de9200 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#216dff  rgb(33, 109, 255)  hsl(219, 100%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffb321  rgb(255, 179, 33)  hsl(39, 100%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#ff216d  rgb(255, 33, 109)  hsl(339, 100%, 56%)  Rose
#6dff21  rgb(109, 255, 33)  hsl(99, 100%, 56%)  Lawn Green