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#276BF2

#276bf2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#276bf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 41.96% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.88% cyan, 55.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 219.9°, with 88.65% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.1736

Complementary

  1. #276bf2
  2. #f2ae27

Split complementary

  1. #276bf2
  2. #f24927
  3. #d1f227

Analogous

  1. #27d1f2
  2. #276bf2
  3. #4927f2

Triadic

  1. #276bf2
  2. #f2276b
  3. #6bf227

Tetradic

  1. #276bf2
  2. #ae27f2
  3. #f2ae27
  4. #6bf227

Square

  1. #276bf2
  2. #f227d1
  3. #f2ae27
  4. #27f249

Monochromatic

  1. #072d79
  2. #0c48c1
  3. #276bf2
  4. #6f9cf6
  5. #b7cefb

Shades

#276bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #276bf2
  2. #2360da
  3. #1f56c2
  4. #1b4ba9
  5. #174091
  6. #143679
  7. #102b61
  8. #0c2049
  9. #081530
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#276bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #276bf2
  2. #3d7af3
  3. #5289f5
  4. #6897f6
  5. #7da6f7
  6. #93b5f9
  7. #a9c4fa
  8. #bed3fb
  9. #d4e1fc
  10. #e9f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#276bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #276bf2
  2. #306de7
  3. #396fdb
  4. #4271d0
  5. #4b73c4
  6. #5476b9
  7. #5c78ae
  8. #657aa2
  9. #6e7c97
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e70b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0076f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-276bf2 {
  color: #276bf2;
}
Background
.bg-276bf2 {
  background-color: #276bf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-276bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #276bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #276bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 107 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-276bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #276bf2, #4927f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-276bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 107 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.22 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.04 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.30 #d8940d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#276bf2  rgb(39, 107, 242)  hsl(220, 89%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2ae27  rgb(242, 174, 39)  hsl(40, 89%, 55%)  Marigold
#f2276b  rgb(242, 39, 107)  hsl(340, 89%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#6bf227  rgb(107, 242, 39)  hsl(100, 89%, 55%)  Lawn Green