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#296DEB

#296deb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296deb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 42.75% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.55% cyan, 53.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 218.97°, with 82.91% saturation and 54.12% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #296deb
  2. #eba729

Split complementary

  1. #296deb
  2. #eb4629
  3. #ceeb29

Analogous

  1. #29ceeb
  2. #296deb
  3. #4629eb

Triadic

  1. #296deb
  2. #eb296d
  3. #6deb29

Tetradic

  1. #296deb
  2. #a729eb
  3. #eba729
  4. #6deb29

Square

  1. #296deb
  2. #eb29ce
  3. #eba729
  4. #29eb46

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2e71
  2. #114bb6
  3. #296deb
  4. #6f9df2
  5. #b5ccf8

Shades

#296deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296deb
  2. #2562d4
  3. #2157bc
  4. #1d4ca5
  5. #19418d
  6. #153776
  7. #102c5e
  8. #0c2147
  9. #08162f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#296deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296deb
  2. #3e7ced
  3. #548aef
  4. #6999f1
  5. #7fa7f3
  6. #94b6f5
  7. #a9c5f7
  8. #bfd3f9
  9. #d4e2fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296deb
  2. #326fe0
  3. #3a71d6
  4. #4373cb
  5. #4c75c0
  6. #5577b6
  7. #5d78ab
  8. #667aa0
  9. #6f7c95
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f71b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1077ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296deb {
  color: #296deb;
}
Background
.bg-296deb {
  background-color: #296deb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296deb {
  border: 2px solid #296deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 109 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296deb, #4629eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 109 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.73 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.57 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.48 #d69214 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#296deb  rgb(41, 109, 235)  hsl(219, 83%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#eba729  rgb(235, 167, 41)  hsl(39, 83%, 54%)  Marigold
#eb296d  rgb(235, 41, 109)  hsl(339, 83%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6deb29  rgb(109, 235, 41)  hsl(99, 83%, 54%)  Lawn Green