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#296CFA

#296cfa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296cfa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 42.35% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.6% cyan, 56.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 220.77°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #296cfa
  2. #fab729

Split complementary

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

Analogous

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

Triadic

  1. #296cfa
  2. #fa296c
  3. #6cfa29

Tetradic

  1. #296cfa
  2. #b729fa
  3. #fab729
  4. #6cfa29

Square

  1. #296cfa
  2. #fa29d4
  3. #fab729
  4. #29fa4f

Monochromatic

  1. #032d87
  2. #0547d2
  3. #296cfa
  4. #749ffc
  5. #bfd3fd

Shades

#296cfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296cfa
  2. #2561e1
  3. #2156c8
  4. #1d4caf
  5. #194196
  6. #15367d
  7. #102b64
  8. #0c204b
  9. #081632
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#296cfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296cfa
  2. #3e7bfb
  3. #5489fb
  4. #6998fc
  5. #7fa7fc
  6. #94b6fd
  7. #a9c4fd
  8. #bfd3fe
  9. #d4e2fe
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296cfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296cfa
  2. #326eee
  3. #3a70e2
  4. #4372d5
  5. #4c74c9
  6. #5576bd
  7. #5d78b1
  8. #667aa5
  9. #6f7c98
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6072ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006df7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296cfa {
  color: #296cfa;
}
Background
.bg-296cfa {
  background-color: #296cfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-296cfa {
  border: 2px solid #296cfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296cfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 108 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296cfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296cfa, #4f29fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296cfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 108 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.53 #d69305 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#296cfa  rgb(41, 108, 250)  hsl(221, 95%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fab729  rgb(250, 183, 41)  hsl(41, 95%, 57%)  Amber
#fa296c  rgb(250, 41, 108)  hsl(341, 95%, 57%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cfa29  rgb(108, 250, 41)  hsl(101, 95%, 57%)  Lawn Green