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#216EFB

#216efb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#216efb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 43.14% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.85% cyan, 56.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 218.81°, with 96.46% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.19.

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Relative luminance0.1844

Complementary

  1. #216efb
  2. #fbae21

Split complementary

  1. #216efb
  2. #fb4121
  3. #dbfb21

Analogous

  1. #21dbfb
  2. #216efb
  3. #4121fb

Triadic

  1. #216efb
  2. #fb216e
  3. #6efb21

Tetradic

  1. #216efb
  2. #ae21fb
  3. #fbae21
  4. #6efb21

Square

  1. #216efb
  2. #fb21db
  3. #fbae21
  4. #21fb41

Monochromatic

  1. #022f81
  2. #044acc
  3. #216efb
  4. #6c9ffc
  5. #b7d0fe

Shades

#216efb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216efb
  2. #1e63e2
  3. #1a58c9
  4. #174db0
  5. #144297
  6. #11377e
  7. #0d2c64
  8. #0a214b
  9. #071632
  10. #030b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#216efb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216efb
  2. #377dfb
  3. #4d8bfc
  4. #649afc
  5. #7aa8fd
  6. #90b7fd
  7. #a6c5fd
  8. #bcd4fe
  9. #d3e2fe
  10. #e9f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216efb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216efb
  2. #2b70ef
  3. #3472e2
  4. #3e73d6
  5. #4775ca
  6. #5177be
  7. #5a79b1
  8. #647ba5
  9. #6d7c99
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6073bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007afe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-216efb {
  color: #216efb;
}
Background
.bg-216efb {
  background-color: #216efb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-216efb {
  border: 2px solid #216efb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216efb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 110 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216efb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216efb, #4121fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216efb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 110 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.31 #de9104 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#216efb  rgb(33, 110, 251)  hsl(219, 96%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbae21  rgb(251, 174, 33)  hsl(39, 96%, 56%)  Orange
#fb216e  rgb(251, 33, 110)  hsl(339, 96%, 56%)  Rose
#6efb21  rgb(110, 251, 33)  hsl(99, 96%, 56%)  Lawn Green