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#286DED

#286ded ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286ded is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 42.75% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.12% cyan, 54.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 218.98°, with 84.55% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.175

Complementary

  1. #286ded
  2. #eda828

Split complementary

  1. #286ded
  2. #ed4528
  3. #d0ed28

Analogous

  1. #28d0ed
  2. #286ded
  3. #4528ed

Triadic

  1. #286ded
  2. #ed286d
  3. #6ded28

Tetradic

  1. #286ded
  2. #a828ed
  3. #eda828
  4. #6ded28

Square

  1. #286ded
  2. #ed28d0
  3. #eda828
  4. #28ed45

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2e72
  2. #0f4bb9
  3. #286ded
  4. #6f9df3
  5. #b5cdf9

Shades

#286ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286ded
  2. #2462d5
  3. #2057be
  4. #1c4ca6
  5. #18418e
  6. #143777
  7. #102c5f
  8. #0c2147
  9. #08162f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#286ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286ded
  2. #3e7cef
  3. #538af1
  4. #6999f2
  5. #7ea7f4
  6. #94b6f6
  7. #a9c5f8
  8. #bfd3fa
  9. #d4e2fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286ded
  2. #316fe2
  3. #3a71d7
  4. #4273cc
  5. #4b75c1
  6. #5477b7
  7. #5d78ac
  8. #667aa1
  9. #6e7c96
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f71b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a77f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286ded {
  color: #286ded;
}
Background
.bg-286ded {
  background-color: #286ded;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286ded {
  border: 2px solid #286ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 109 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286ded, #4528ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 109 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.76 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.63 #d79212 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#286ded  rgb(40, 109, 237)  hsl(219, 85%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#eda828  rgb(237, 168, 40)  hsl(39, 85%, 54%)  Marigold
#ed286d  rgb(237, 40, 109)  hsl(339, 85%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6ded28  rgb(109, 237, 40)  hsl(99, 85%, 54%)  Lawn Green