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#286FF4

#286ff4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286ff4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 43.53% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.61% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 219.12°, with 90.27% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.1835

Complementary

  1. #286ff4
  2. #f4ad28

Split complementary

  1. #286ff4
  2. #f44728
  3. #d5f428

Analogous

  1. #28d5f4
  2. #286ff4
  3. #4728f4

Triadic

  1. #286ff4
  2. #f4286f
  3. #6ff428

Tetradic

  1. #286ff4
  2. #ad28f4
  3. #f4ad28
  4. #6ff428

Square

  1. #286ff4
  2. #f428d5
  3. #f4ad28
  4. #28f447

Monochromatic

  1. #06307d
  2. #0a4bc5
  3. #286ff4
  4. #71a0f8
  5. #bad0fb

Shades

#286ff4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286ff4
  2. #2464dc
  3. #2059c3
  4. #1c4eab
  5. #184392
  6. #14387a
  7. #102c62
  8. #0c2149
  9. #081631
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#286ff4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286ff4
  2. #3e7df5
  3. #538cf6
  4. #699af7
  5. #7ea9f8
  6. #94b7fa
  7. #a9c5fb
  8. #bfd4fc
  9. #d4e2fd
  10. #eaf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286ff4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286ff4
  2. #3171e8
  3. #3a72dd
  4. #4274d1
  5. #4b76c6
  6. #5478ba
  7. #5d79ae
  8. #667ba3
  9. #6e7d97
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6174b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007af7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286ff4 {
  color: #286ff4;
}
Background
.bg-286ff4 {
  background-color: #286ff4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-286ff4 {
  border: 2px solid #286ff4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286ff4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 111 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286ff4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286ff4, #4728f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286ff4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 111 244 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.87 #d7900b Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#286ff4  rgb(40, 111, 244)  hsl(219, 90%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#f4ad28  rgb(244, 173, 40)  hsl(39, 90%, 56%)  Marigold
#f4286f  rgb(244, 40, 111)  hsl(339, 90%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#6ff428  rgb(111, 244, 40)  hsl(99, 90%, 56%)  Lawn Green