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#256EFE

#256efe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#256efe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 43.14% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.43% cyan, 56.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 219.82°, with 99.09% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.47.

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Relative luminance0.187

Complementary

  1. #256efe
  2. #feb525

Split complementary

  1. #256efe
  2. #fe4925
  3. #dafe25

Analogous

  1. #25dafe
  2. #256efe
  3. #4925fe

Triadic

  1. #256efe
  2. #fe256e
  3. #6efe25

Tetradic

  1. #256efe
  2. #b525fe
  3. #feb525
  4. #6efe25

Square

  1. #256efe
  2. #fe25da
  3. #feb525
  4. #25fe49

Monochromatic

  1. #012f89
  2. #0148d6
  3. #256efe
  4. #71a1fe
  5. #bdd3ff

Shades

#256efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256efe
  2. #2163e5
  3. #1e58cb
  4. #1a4db2
  5. #164298
  6. #13377f
  7. #0f2c66
  8. #0b214c
  9. #071633
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#256efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256efe
  2. #3b7dfe
  3. #518bfe
  4. #669afe
  5. #7ca8fe
  6. #92b7ff
  7. #a8c5ff
  8. #bed4ff
  9. #d3e2ff
  10. #e9f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256efe
  2. #2e70f1
  3. #3772e5
  4. #4073d8
  5. #4975cc
  6. #5377bf
  7. #5c79b2
  8. #657ba6
  9. #6e7c99
  10. #777e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6174bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006efc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256efe {
  color: #256efe;
}
Background
.bg-256efe {
  background-color: #256efe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-256efe {
  border: 2px solid #256efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 110 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 99% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256efe, #4925fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 110 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.54 #da9101 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#256efe  rgb(37, 110, 254)  hsl(220, 99%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#feb525  rgb(254, 181, 37)  hsl(40, 99%, 57%)  Pastel Orange
#fe256e  rgb(254, 37, 110)  hsl(340, 99%, 57%)  Rose
#6efe25  rgb(110, 254, 37)  hsl(100, 99%, 57%)  Lawn Green