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#286FFA

#286ffa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286ffa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84% cyan, 55.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 219.71°, with 95.45% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.1872

Complementary

  1. #286ffa
  2. #fab328

Split complementary

  1. #286ffa
  2. #fa4a28
  3. #d8fa28

Analogous

  1. #28d8fa
  2. #286ffa
  3. #4a28fa

Triadic

  1. #286ffa
  2. #fa286f
  3. #6ffa28

Tetradic

  1. #286ffa
  2. #b328fa
  3. #fab328
  4. #6ffa28

Square

  1. #286ffa
  2. #fa28d8
  3. #fab328
  4. #28fa4a

Monochromatic

  1. #032f86
  2. #054ad1
  3. #286ffa
  4. #73a1fc
  5. #bed3fd

Shades

#286ffa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286ffa
  2. #2464e1
  3. #2059c8
  4. #1c4eaf
  5. #184396
  6. #14387d
  7. #102c64
  8. #0c214b
  9. #081632
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#286ffa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286ffa
  2. #3e7dfb
  3. #538cfb
  4. #699afc
  5. #7ea9fc
  6. #94b7fd
  7. #a9c5fd
  8. #bfd4fe
  9. #d4e2fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286ffa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286ffa
  2. #3171ee
  3. #3a72e2
  4. #4274d5
  5. #4b76c9
  6. #5478bd
  7. #5d79b1
  8. #667ba5
  9. #6e7d98
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6174bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ff7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286ffa {
  color: #286ffa;
}
Background
.bg-286ffa {
  background-color: #286ffa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-286ffa {
  border: 2px solid #286ffa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286ffa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 111 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286ffa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286ffa, #4a28fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286ffa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 111 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.93 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.19 #d79005 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#286ffa  rgb(40, 111, 250)  hsl(220, 95%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fab328  rgb(250, 179, 40)  hsl(40, 95%, 57%)  Pastel Orange
#fa286f  rgb(250, 40, 111)  hsl(340, 95%, 57%)  Rose
#6ffa28  rgb(111, 250, 40)  hsl(100, 95%, 57%)  Lawn Green