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#286DFC

#286dfc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286dfc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 42.75% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.13% cyan, 56.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 220.47°, with 97.25% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.1842

Complementary

  1. #286dfc
  2. #fcb728

Split complementary

  1. #286dfc
  2. #fc4d28
  3. #d7fc28

Analogous

  1. #28d7fc
  2. #286dfc
  3. #4d28fc

Triadic

  1. #286dfc
  2. #fc286d
  3. #6dfc28

Tetradic

  1. #286dfc
  2. #b728fc
  3. #fcb728
  4. #6dfc28

Square

  1. #286dfc
  2. #fc28d7
  3. #fcb728
  4. #28fc4d

Monochromatic

  1. #022e89
  2. #0347d5
  3. #286dfc
  4. #73a0fd
  5. #bfd3fe

Shades

#286dfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286dfc
  2. #2462e3
  3. #2057ca
  4. #1c4cb0
  5. #184197
  6. #14377e
  7. #102c65
  8. #0c214c
  9. #081632
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#286dfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286dfc
  2. #3e7cfc
  3. #538afd
  4. #6999fd
  5. #7ea7fd
  6. #94b6fe
  7. #a9c5fe
  8. #bfd3fe
  9. #d4e2fe
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286dfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286dfc
  2. #316ff0
  3. #3a71e3
  4. #4273d7
  5. #4b75ca
  6. #5477be
  7. #5d78b2
  8. #667aa5
  9. #6e7c99
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6173bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0079ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286dfc {
  color: #286dfc;
}
Background
.bg-286dfc {
  background-color: #286dfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-286dfc {
  border: 2px solid #286dfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286dfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 109 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286dfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286dfc, #4d28fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286dfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 109 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.50 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.51 #d79203 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#286dfc  rgb(40, 109, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcb728  rgb(252, 183, 40)  hsl(40, 97%, 57%)  Amber
#fc286d  rgb(252, 40, 109)  hsl(340, 97%, 57%)  Rose
#6dfc28  rgb(109, 252, 40)  hsl(100, 97%, 57%)  Lawn Green