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#246CF2

#246cf2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#246cf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 42.35% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.12% cyan, 55.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 219.03°, with 88.79% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1751

Complementary

  1. #246cf2
  2. #f2aa24

Split complementary

  1. #246cf2
  2. #f24324
  3. #d3f224

Analogous

  1. #24d3f2
  2. #246cf2
  3. #4324f2

Triadic

  1. #246cf2
  2. #f2246c
  3. #6cf224

Tetradic

  1. #246cf2
  2. #aa24f2
  3. #f2aa24
  4. #6cf224

Square

  1. #246cf2
  2. #f224d3
  3. #f2aa24
  4. #24f243

Monochromatic

  1. #072e76
  2. #0b4abe
  3. #246cf2
  4. #6c9cf6
  5. #b4cdfb

Shades

#246cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #246cf2
  2. #2061da
  3. #1d56c2
  4. #194ca9
  5. #164191
  6. #123679
  7. #0e2b61
  8. #0b2049
  9. #071630
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#246cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #246cf2
  2. #3a7bf3
  3. #5089f5
  4. #6698f6
  5. #7ca7f7
  6. #92b6f9
  7. #a7c4fa
  8. #bdd3fb
  9. #d3e2fc
  10. #e9f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#246cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #246cf2
  2. #2d6ee7
  3. #3670db
  4. #4072d0
  5. #4974c4
  6. #5276b9
  7. #5b78ae
  8. #647aa2
  9. #6e7c97
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e71b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-246cf2 {
  color: #246cf2;
}
Background
.bg-246cf2 {
  background-color: #246cf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-246cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #246cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #246cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 108 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-246cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #246cf2, #4324f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-246cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 108 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.64 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.80 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.57 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.07 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.10 #db930d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#246cf2  rgb(36, 108, 242)  hsl(219, 89%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2aa24  rgb(242, 170, 36)  hsl(39, 89%, 55%)  Marigold
#f2246c  rgb(242, 36, 108)  hsl(339, 89%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#6cf224  rgb(108, 242, 36)  hsl(99, 89%, 55%)  Lawn Green