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#286EF7

#286ef7 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286ef7 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 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.81% cyan, 55.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 219.71°, with 92.83% saturation and 56.27% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.45.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #286ef7
  2. #f7b128

Split complementary

  1. #286ef7
  2. #f74928
  3. #d5f728

Analogous

  1. #28d5f7
  2. #286ef7
  3. #4928f7

Triadic

  1. #286ef7
  2. #f7286e
  3. #6ef728

Tetradic

  1. #286ef7
  2. #b128f7
  3. #f7b128
  4. #6ef728

Square

  1. #286ef7
  2. #f728d5
  3. #f7b128
  4. #28f749

Monochromatic

  1. #052f81
  2. #084acb
  3. #286ef7
  4. #72a0fa
  5. #bbd1fc

Shades

#286ef7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286ef7
  2. #2463de
  3. #2058c6
  4. #1c4dad
  5. #184294
  6. #14377c
  7. #102c63
  8. #0c214a
  9. #081631
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#286ef7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286ef7
  2. #3e7df8
  3. #538bf9
  4. #699af9
  5. #7ea8fa
  6. #94b7fb
  7. #a9c5fc
  8. #bfd4fd
  9. #d4e2fd
  10. #eaf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286ef7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286ef7
  2. #3170eb
  3. #3a72df
  4. #4273d3
  5. #4b75c7
  6. #5477bc
  7. #5d79b0
  8. #667ba4
  9. #6e7c98
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6173b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0079fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286ef7 {
  color: #286ef7;
}
Background
.bg-286ef7 {
  background-color: #286ef7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-286ef7 {
  border: 2px solid #286ef7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286ef7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 110 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 93% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286ef7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286ef7, #4928f7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286ef7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 110 247 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.74 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.05 #d79108 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#286ef7  rgb(40, 110, 247)  hsl(220, 93%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#f7b128  rgb(247, 177, 40)  hsl(40, 93%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#f7286e  rgb(247, 40, 110)  hsl(340, 93%, 56%)  Rose
#6ef728  rgb(110, 247, 40)  hsl(100, 93%, 56%)  Lawn Green