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#286DFF

#286dff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286dff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.31% cyan, 57.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 220.74°, with 100% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.1861

Complementary

  1. #286dff
  2. #ffba28

Split complementary

  1. #286dff
  2. #ff4e28
  3. #d9ff28

Analogous

  1. #28d9ff
  2. #286dff
  3. #4e28ff

Triadic

  1. #286dff
  2. #ff286d
  3. #6dff28

Tetradic

  1. #286dff
  2. #ba28ff
  3. #ffba28
  4. #6dff28

Square

  1. #286dff
  2. #ff28d9
  3. #ffba28
  4. #28ff4e

Monochromatic

  1. #002e8e
  2. #0046da
  3. #286dff
  4. #74a1ff
  5. #c1d5ff

Shades

#286dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286dff
  2. #2462e6
  3. #2057cc
  4. #1c4cb3
  5. #184199
  6. #143780
  7. #102c66
  8. #0c214d
  9. #081633
  10. #040b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#286dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286dff
  2. #3e7cff
  3. #538aff
  4. #6999ff
  5. #7ea7ff
  6. #94b6ff
  7. #a9c5ff
  8. #bfd3ff
  9. #d4e2ff
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286dff
  2. #316ff2
  3. #3a71e6
  4. #4273d9
  5. #4b75cc
  6. #5477c0
  7. #5d78b3
  8. #667aa6
  9. #6e7c99
  10. #777e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6173bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006efc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006efd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286dff {
  color: #286dff;
}
Background
.bg-286dff {
  background-color: #286dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-286dff {
  border: 2px solid #286dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 109 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286dff, #4e28ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 109 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.76 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.52 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.86 #d79200 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#286dff  rgb(40, 109, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffba28  rgb(255, 186, 40)  hsl(41, 100%, 58%)  Amber
#ff286d  rgb(255, 40, 109)  hsl(341, 100%, 58%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dff28  rgb(109, 255, 40)  hsl(101, 100%, 58%)  Lawn Green