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#256FEA

#256fea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#256fea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 43.53% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.19% cyan, 52.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 217.46°, with 82.43% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #256fea
  2. #eaa025

Split complementary

  1. #256fea
  2. #ea3e25
  3. #d2ea25

Analogous

  1. #25d2ea
  2. #256fea
  3. #3e25ea

Triadic

  1. #256fea
  2. #ea256f
  3. #6fea25

Tetradic

  1. #256fea
  2. #a025ea
  3. #eaa025
  4. #6fea25

Square

  1. #256fea
  2. #ea25d2
  3. #eaa025
  4. #25ea3e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2f6c
  2. #114db1
  3. #256fea
  4. #6b9df1
  5. #b1cbf7

Shades

#256fea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256fea
  2. #2164d3
  3. #1e59bb
  4. #1a4ea4
  5. #16438c
  6. #133875
  7. #0f2c5e
  8. #0b2146
  9. #07162f
  10. #040b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#256fea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256fea
  2. #3b7dec
  3. #518cee
  4. #669af0
  5. #7ca9f2
  6. #92b7f5
  7. #a8c5f7
  8. #bed4f9
  9. #d3e2fb
  10. #e9f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256fea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256fea
  2. #2e71df
  3. #3772d5
  4. #4074ca
  5. #4976c0
  6. #5378b5
  7. #5c79aa
  8. #657ba0
  9. #6e7d95
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f72b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #057eee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ce8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1778ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006de9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256fea {
  color: #256fea;
}
Background
.bg-256fea {
  background-color: #256fea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-256fea {
  border: 2px solid #256fea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256fea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 111 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256fea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256fea, #3e25ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256fea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 111 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.05 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.71 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.87 #da9015 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#256fea  rgb(37, 111, 234)  hsl(217, 82%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#eaa025  rgb(234, 160, 37)  hsl(37, 82%, 53%)  Marigold
#ea256f  rgb(234, 37, 111)  hsl(337, 82%, 53%)  Razzmatazz
#6fea25  rgb(111, 234, 37)  hsl(97, 82%, 53%)  Lawn Green