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#236DFD

#236dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#236dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.17% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 219.63°, with 98.2% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #236dfd
  2. #fdb323

Split complementary

  1. #236dfd
  2. #fd4623
  3. #dafd23

Analogous

  1. #23dafd
  2. #236dfd
  3. #4623fd

Triadic

  1. #236dfd
  2. #fd236d
  3. #6dfd23

Tetradic

  1. #236dfd
  2. #b323fd
  3. #fdb323
  4. #6dfd23

Square

  1. #236dfd
  2. #fd23da
  3. #fdb323
  4. #23fd46

Monochromatic

  1. #012e86
  2. #0248d2
  3. #236dfd
  4. #6f9ffe
  5. #bbd2fe

Shades

#236dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #236dfd
  2. #2062e4
  3. #1c57ca
  4. #194cb1
  5. #154198
  6. #12377f
  7. #0e2c65
  8. #0b214c
  9. #071633
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#236dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #236dfd
  2. #397cfd
  3. #4f8afd
  4. #6599fe
  5. #7ba7fe
  6. #91b6fe
  7. #a7c5fe
  8. #bdd3fe
  9. #d3e2ff
  10. #e9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#236dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #236dfd
  2. #2c6ff1
  3. #3671e4
  4. #3f73d8
  5. #4875cb
  6. #5277bf
  7. #5b78b2
  8. #647aa6
  9. #6d7c99
  10. #777e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6073bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-236dfd {
  color: #236dfd;
}
Background
.bg-236dfd {
  background-color: #236dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-236dfd {
  border: 2px solid #236dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #236dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 98% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-236dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236dfd, #4623fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-236dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.60 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.64 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.47 #dc9202 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#236dfd  rgb(35, 109, 253)  hsl(220, 98%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb323  rgb(253, 179, 35)  hsl(40, 98%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#fd236d  rgb(253, 35, 109)  hsl(340, 98%, 56%)  Rose
#6dfd23  rgb(109, 253, 35)  hsl(100, 98%, 56%)  Lawn Green