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#256FFD

#256ffd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#256ffd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.38% cyan, 56.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 219.44°, with 98.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.19.

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Relative luminance0.1885

Complementary

  1. #256ffd
  2. #fdb325

Split complementary

  1. #256ffd
  2. #fd4725
  3. #dbfd25

Analogous

  1. #25dbfd
  2. #256ffd
  3. #4725fd

Triadic

  1. #256ffd
  2. #fd256f
  3. #6ffd25

Tetradic

  1. #256ffd
  2. #b325fd
  3. #fdb325
  4. #6ffd25

Square

  1. #256ffd
  2. #fd25db
  3. #fdb325
  4. #25fd47

Monochromatic

  1. #012f88
  2. #024ad4
  3. #256ffd
  4. #71a1fe
  5. #bdd3fe

Shades

#256ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256ffd
  2. #2164e4
  3. #1e59ca
  4. #1a4eb1
  5. #164398
  6. #13387f
  7. #0f2c65
  8. #0b214c
  9. #071633
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#256ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256ffd
  2. #3b7dfd
  3. #518cfd
  4. #669afe
  5. #7ca9fe
  6. #92b7fe
  7. #a8c5fe
  8. #bed4fe
  9. #d3e2ff
  10. #e9f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256ffd
  2. #2e71f1
  3. #3772e4
  4. #4074d8
  5. #4976cb
  6. #5378bf
  7. #5c79b2
  8. #657ba6
  9. #6e7d99
  10. #777e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6175bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256ffd {
  color: #256ffd;
}
Background
.bg-256ffd {
  background-color: #256ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-256ffd {
  border: 2px solid #256ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 111 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256ffd, #4725fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 111 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.19 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.02 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.28 #da9002 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#256ffd  rgb(37, 111, 253)  hsl(219, 98%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb325  rgb(253, 179, 37)  hsl(39, 98%, 57%)  Pastel Orange
#fd256f  rgb(253, 37, 111)  hsl(339, 98%, 57%)  Rose
#6ffd25  rgb(111, 253, 37)  hsl(99, 98%, 57%)  Lawn Green