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#236CFB

#236cfb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#236cfb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 42.35% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.06% cyan, 56.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 219.72°, with 96.43% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #236cfb
  2. #fbb223

Split complementary

  1. #236cfb
  2. #fb4623
  3. #d8fb23

Analogous

  1. #23d8fb
  2. #236cfb
  3. #4623fb

Triadic

  1. #236cfb
  2. #fb236c
  3. #6cfb23

Tetradic

  1. #236cfb
  2. #b223fb
  3. #fbb223
  4. #6cfb23

Square

  1. #236cfb
  2. #fb23d8
  3. #fbb223
  4. #23fb46

Monochromatic

  1. #022e83
  2. #0448ce
  3. #236cfb
  4. #6e9efc
  5. #b9d0fe

Shades

#236cfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #236cfb
  2. #2061e2
  3. #1c56c9
  4. #194cb0
  5. #154197
  6. #12367e
  7. #0e2b64
  8. #0b204b
  9. #071632
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#236cfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #236cfb
  2. #397bfb
  3. #4f89fc
  4. #6598fc
  5. #7ba7fd
  6. #91b6fd
  7. #a7c4fd
  8. #bdd3fe
  9. #d3e2fe
  10. #e9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#236cfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #236cfb
  2. #2c6eef
  3. #3670e2
  4. #3f72d6
  5. #4874ca
  6. #5276be
  7. #5b78b1
  8. #647aa5
  9. #6d7c99
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f72bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-236cfb {
  color: #236cfb;
}
Background
.bg-236cfb {
  background-color: #236cfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-236cfb {
  border: 2px solid #236cfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #236cfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 108 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-236cfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236cfb, #4623fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-236cfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 108 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.22 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.15 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.60 #dc9304 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#236cfb  rgb(35, 108, 251)  hsl(220, 96%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbb223  rgb(251, 178, 35)  hsl(40, 96%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#fb236c  rgb(251, 35, 108)  hsl(340, 96%, 56%)  Rose
#6cfb23  rgb(108, 251, 35)  hsl(100, 96%, 56%)  Lawn Green