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#286EEE

#286eee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286eee is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 43.14% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.19% cyan, 53.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 218.79°, 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #286eee
  2. #eea828

Split complementary

  1. #286eee
  2. #ee4528
  3. #d1ee28

Analogous

  1. #28d1ee
  2. #286eee
  3. #4528ee

Triadic

  1. #286eee
  2. #ee286e
  3. #6eee28

Tetradic

  1. #286eee
  2. #a828ee
  3. #eea828
  4. #6eee28

Square

  1. #286eee
  2. #ee28d1
  3. #eea828
  4. #28ee45

Monochromatic

  1. #092f74
  2. #0f4cbb
  3. #286eee
  4. #6f9ef4
  5. #b6cef9

Shades

#286eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286eee
  2. #2463d6
  3. #2058be
  4. #1c4da7
  5. #18428f
  6. #143777
  7. #102c5f
  8. #0c2147
  9. #081630
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#286eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286eee
  2. #3e7df0
  3. #538bf1
  4. #699af3
  5. #7ea8f5
  6. #94b7f7
  7. #a9c5f8
  8. #bfd4fa
  9. #d4e2fc
  10. #eaf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286eee
  2. #3170e3
  3. #3a72d8
  4. #4273cd
  5. #4b75c2
  6. #5477b7
  7. #5d79ac
  8. #667ba1
  9. #6e7c96
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f72b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c78f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286eee {
  color: #286eee;
}
Background
.bg-286eee {
  background-color: #286eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286eee {
  border: 2px solid #286eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 110 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286eee, #4528ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 110 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.28 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.04 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.60 #d79111 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#286eee  rgb(40, 110, 238)  hsl(219, 85%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#eea828  rgb(238, 168, 40)  hsl(39, 85%, 55%)  Marigold
#ee286e  rgb(238, 40, 110)  hsl(339, 85%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#6eee28  rgb(110, 238, 40)  hsl(99, 85%, 55%)  Lawn Green