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#246AFA

#246afa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#246afa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 41.57% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.6% cyan, 57.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 220.37°, with 95.54% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #246afa
  2. #fab424

Split complementary

  1. #246afa
  2. #fa4924
  3. #d5fa24

Analogous

  1. #24d5fa
  2. #246afa
  3. #4924fa

Triadic

  1. #246afa
  2. #fa246a
  3. #6afa24

Tetradic

  1. #246afa
  2. #b424fa
  3. #fab424
  4. #6afa24

Square

  1. #246afa
  2. #fa24d5
  3. #fab424
  4. #24fa49

Monochromatic

  1. #032d82
  2. #0546cd
  3. #246afa
  4. #6f9dfc
  5. #bad0fd

Shades

#246afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #246afa
  2. #205fe1
  3. #1d55c8
  4. #194aaf
  5. #164096
  6. #12357d
  7. #0e2a64
  8. #0b204b
  9. #071532
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#246afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #246afa
  2. #3a79fb
  3. #5088fb
  4. #6697fc
  5. #7ca6fc
  6. #92b5fd
  7. #a7c3fd
  8. #bdd2fe
  9. #d3e1fe
  10. #e9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#246afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #246afa
  2. #2d6cee
  3. #366ee2
  4. #4071d5
  5. #4973c9
  6. #5275bd
  7. #5b77b1
  8. #6479a5
  9. #6e7c98
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e70b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-246afa {
  color: #246afa;
}
Background
.bg-246afa {
  background-color: #246afa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-246afa {
  border: 2px solid #246afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #246afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 106 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-246afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #246afa, #4924fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-246afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 106 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.81 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.99 #db9505 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#246afa  rgb(36, 106, 250)  hsl(220, 96%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#fab424  rgb(250, 180, 36)  hsl(40, 96%, 56%)  Amber
#fa246a  rgb(250, 36, 106)  hsl(340, 96%, 56%)  Cerise
#6afa24  rgb(106, 250, 36)  hsl(100, 96%, 56%)  Lawn Green