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#256CEB

#256ceb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#256ceb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 42.35% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.26% cyan, 54.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 218.48°, with 83.19% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.1712

Complementary

  1. #256ceb
  2. #eba425

Split complementary

  1. #256ceb
  2. #eb4125
  3. #cfeb25

Analogous

  1. #25cfeb
  2. #256ceb
  3. #4125eb

Triadic

  1. #256ceb
  2. #eb256c
  3. #6ceb25

Tetradic

  1. #256ceb
  2. #a425eb
  3. #eba425
  4. #6ceb25

Square

  1. #256ceb
  2. #eb25cf
  3. #eba425
  4. #25eb41

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2e6d
  2. #104bb3
  3. #256ceb
  4. #6b9bf1
  5. #b1caf8

Shades

#256ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256ceb
  2. #2161d4
  3. #1e56bc
  4. #1a4ca5
  5. #16418d
  6. #133676
  7. #0f2b5e
  8. #0b2047
  9. #07162f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#256ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256ceb
  2. #3b7bed
  3. #5189ef
  4. #6698f1
  5. #7ca7f3
  6. #92b6f5
  7. #a8c4f7
  8. #bed3f9
  9. #d3e2fb
  10. #e9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256ceb
  2. #2e6ee0
  3. #3770d6
  4. #4072cb
  5. #4974c0
  6. #5376b6
  7. #5c78ab
  8. #657aa0
  9. #6e7c95
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d70b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0676ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256ceb {
  color: #256ceb;
}
Background
.bg-256ceb {
  background-color: #256ceb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-256ceb {
  border: 2px solid #256ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 108 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256ceb, #4125eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 108 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.29 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.42 #da9314 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#256ceb  rgb(37, 108, 235)  hsl(218, 83%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#eba425  rgb(235, 164, 37)  hsl(38, 83%, 53%)  Marigold
#eb256c  rgb(235, 37, 108)  hsl(338, 83%, 53%)  Razzmatazz
#6ceb25  rgb(108, 235, 37)  hsl(98, 83%, 53%)  Lawn Green