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#287CFE

#287cfe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#287cfe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 48.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.25% cyan, 51.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 216.45°, with 99.07% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.2202

Complementary

  1. #287cfe
  2. #feaa28

Split complementary

  1. #287cfe
  2. #fe3f28
  3. #e7fe28

Analogous

  1. #28e7fe
  2. #287cfe
  3. #3f28fe

Triadic

  1. #287cfe
  2. #fe287c
  3. #7cfe28

Tetradic

  1. #287cfe
  2. #aa28fe
  3. #feaa28
  4. #7cfe28

Square

  1. #287cfe
  2. #fe28e7
  3. #feaa28
  4. #28fe3f

Monochromatic

  1. #01378c
  2. #0156d9
  3. #287cfe
  4. #74aafe
  5. #c0d9ff

Shades

#287cfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287cfe
  2. #2470e5
  3. #2063cb
  4. #1c57b2
  5. #184a98
  6. #143e7f
  7. #103266
  8. #0c254c
  9. #081933
  10. #040c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#287cfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287cfe
  2. #3e89fe
  3. #5396fe
  4. #69a3fe
  5. #7eb0fe
  6. #94beff
  7. #a9cbff
  8. #bfd8ff
  9. #d4e5ff
  10. #eaf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287cfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287cfe
  2. #317cf1
  3. #3a7de5
  4. #427dd8
  5. #4b7ecc
  6. #547ebf
  7. #5d7eb2
  8. #667fa6
  9. #6e7f99
  10. #77808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697fc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d8bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2285ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287cfe {
  color: #287cfe;
}
Background
.bg-287cfe {
  background-color: #287cfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-287cfe {
  border: 2px solid #287cfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287cfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 99% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287cfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287cfe, #3f28fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287cfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.01 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.19 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.45 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.46 #d78301 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#287cfe  rgb(40, 124, 254)  hsl(216, 99%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#feaa28  rgb(254, 170, 40)  hsl(36, 99%, 58%)  Orange
#fe287c  rgb(254, 40, 124)  hsl(336, 99%, 58%)  Rose
#7cfe28  rgb(124, 254, 40)  hsl(96, 99%, 58%)  Lawn Green