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#256CFF

#256cff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#256cff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 42.35% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.49% cyan, 57.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 220.46°, with 100% saturation and 57.25% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.1834

Complementary

  1. #256cff
  2. #ffb825

Split complementary

  1. #256cff
  2. #ff4b25
  3. #d9ff25

Analogous

  1. #25d9ff
  2. #256cff
  3. #4b25ff

Triadic

  1. #256cff
  2. #ff256c
  3. #6cff25

Tetradic

  1. #256cff
  2. #b825ff
  3. #ffb825
  4. #6cff25

Square

  1. #256cff
  2. #ff25d9
  3. #ffb825
  4. #25ff4b

Monochromatic

  1. #002d8b
  2. #0046d7
  3. #256cff
  4. #71a0ff
  5. #bed3ff

Shades

#256cff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256cff
  2. #2161e6
  3. #1e56cc
  4. #1a4cb3
  5. #164199
  6. #133680
  7. #0f2b66
  8. #0b204d
  9. #071633
  10. #040b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#256cff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256cff
  2. #3b7bff
  3. #5189ff
  4. #6698ff
  5. #7ca7ff
  6. #92b6ff
  7. #a8c4ff
  8. #bed3ff
  9. #d3e2ff
  10. #e9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256cff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256cff
  2. #2e6ef2
  3. #3770e6
  4. #4072d9
  5. #4974cc
  6. #5376c0
  7. #5c78b3
  8. #657aa6
  9. #6e7c99
  10. #777e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6073bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0079ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256cff {
  color: #256cff;
}
Background
.bg-256cff {
  background-color: #256cff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-256cff {
  border: 2px solid #256cff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256cff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 108 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256cff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256cff, #4b25ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256cff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 108 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.73 #da9300 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#256cff  rgb(37, 108, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffb825  rgb(255, 184, 37)  hsl(40, 100%, 57%)  Amber
#ff256c  rgb(255, 37, 108)  hsl(340, 100%, 57%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cff25  rgb(108, 255, 37)  hsl(100, 100%, 57%)  Lawn Green