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#227BF4

#227bf4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#227bf4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 48.24% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.07% cyan, 49.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 214.57°, with 90.52% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.2104

Complementary

  1. #227bf4
  2. #f49b22

Split complementary

  1. #227bf4
  2. #f43222
  3. #e4f422

Analogous

  1. #22e4f4
  2. #227bf4
  3. #3222f4

Triadic

  1. #227bf4
  2. #f4227b
  3. #7bf422

Tetradic

  1. #227bf4
  2. #9b22f4
  3. #f49b22
  4. #7bf422

Square

  1. #227bf4
  2. #f422e4
  3. #f49b22
  4. #22f432

Monochromatic

  1. #063677
  2. #0a57c0
  3. #227bf4
  4. #6ba7f8
  5. #b4d2fb

Shades

#227bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #227bf4
  2. #1f6fdc
  3. #1b62c3
  4. #1856ab
  5. #144a92
  6. #113e7a
  7. #0e3162
  8. #0a2549
  9. #071931
  10. #030c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#227bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #227bf4
  2. #3888f5
  3. #4e95f6
  4. #64a3f7
  5. #7ab0f8
  6. #91bdfa
  7. #a7cafb
  8. #bdd7fc
  9. #d3e5fd
  10. #e9f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#227bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #227bf4
  2. #2b7ce8
  3. #357cdd
  4. #3e7dd1
  5. #487dc6
  6. #517eba
  7. #5a7eae
  8. #647fa3
  9. #6d7f97
  10. #77808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c88f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2983f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0078f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-227bf4 {
  color: #227bf4;
}
Background
.bg-227bf4 {
  background-color: #227bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-227bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #227bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #227bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 123 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 91% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-227bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227bf4, #3222f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-227bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 123 244 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.00 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.28 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.23 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.39 #dd840b Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#227bf4  rgb(34, 123, 244)  hsl(215, 91%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#f49b22  rgb(244, 155, 34)  hsl(35, 91%, 55%)  Orange Peel
#f4227b  rgb(244, 34, 123)  hsl(335, 91%, 55%)  Rose
#7bf422  rgb(123, 244, 34)  hsl(95, 91%, 55%)  Lawn Green