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#286DEE

#286dee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286dee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.19% cyan, 54.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 219.09°, with 85.34% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.1756

Complementary

  1. #286dee
  2. #eea928

Split complementary

  1. #286dee
  2. #ee4628
  3. #d0ee28

Analogous

  1. #28d0ee
  2. #286dee
  3. #4628ee

Triadic

  1. #286dee
  2. #ee286d
  3. #6dee28

Tetradic

  1. #286dee
  2. #a928ee
  3. #eea928
  4. #6dee28

Square

  1. #286dee
  2. #ee28d0
  3. #eea928
  4. #28ee46

Monochromatic

  1. #092e74
  2. #0f4bbb
  3. #286dee
  4. #6f9df4
  5. #b6cdf9

Shades

#286dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286dee
  2. #2462d6
  3. #2057be
  4. #1c4ca7
  5. #18418f
  6. #143777
  7. #102c5f
  8. #0c2147
  9. #081630
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#286dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286dee
  2. #3e7cf0
  3. #538af1
  4. #6999f3
  5. #7ea7f5
  6. #94b6f7
  7. #a9c5f8
  8. #bfd3fa
  9. #d4e2fc
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286dee
  2. #316fe3
  3. #3a71d8
  4. #4273cd
  5. #4b75c2
  6. #5477b7
  7. #5d78ac
  8. #667aa1
  9. #6e7c96
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f71b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0677f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286dee {
  color: #286dee;
}
Background
.bg-286dee {
  background-color: #286dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286dee {
  border: 2px solid #286dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 109 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286dee, #4628ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 109 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.15 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.00 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.13 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.74 #d79211 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#286dee  rgb(40, 109, 238)  hsl(219, 85%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eea928  rgb(238, 169, 40)  hsl(39, 85%, 55%)  Marigold
#ee286d  rgb(238, 40, 109)  hsl(339, 85%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#6dee28  rgb(109, 238, 40)  hsl(99, 85%, 55%)  Lawn Green