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#296BFA

#296bfa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296bfa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 41.96% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.6% cyan, 57.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.05°, with 95.43% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #296bfa
  2. #fab829

Split complementary

  1. #296bfa
  2. #fa4f29
  3. #d4fa29

Analogous

  1. #29d4fa
  2. #296bfa
  3. #4f29fa

Triadic

  1. #296bfa
  2. #fa296b
  3. #6bfa29

Tetradic

  1. #296bfa
  2. #b829fa
  3. #fab829
  4. #6bfa29

Square

  1. #296bfa
  2. #fa29d4
  3. #fab829
  4. #29fa4f

Monochromatic

  1. #032d87
  2. #0546d2
  3. #296bfa
  4. #749ffc
  5. #bfd2fd

Shades

#296bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296bfa
  2. #2560e1
  3. #2156c8
  4. #1d4baf
  5. #194096
  6. #15367d
  7. #102b64
  8. #0c204b
  9. #081532
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#296bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296bfa
  2. #3e7afb
  3. #5489fb
  4. #6997fc
  5. #7fa6fc
  6. #94b5fd
  7. #a9c4fd
  8. #bfd3fe
  9. #d4e1fe
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296bfa
  2. #326dee
  3. #3a6fe2
  4. #4371d5
  5. #4c73c9
  6. #5576bd
  7. #5d78b1
  8. #667aa5
  9. #6f7c98
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6071ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296bfa {
  color: #296bfa;
}
Background
.bg-296bfa {
  background-color: #296bfa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296bfa {
  border: 2px solid #296bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 107 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296bfa, #4f29fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 107 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.71 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.75 #d69405 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#296bfa  rgb(41, 107, 250)  hsl(221, 95%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fab829  rgb(250, 184, 41)  hsl(41, 95%, 57%)  Amber
#fa296b  rgb(250, 41, 107)  hsl(341, 95%, 57%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6bfa29  rgb(107, 250, 41)  hsl(101, 95%, 57%)  Lawn Green