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#296EFB

#296efb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296efb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 43.14% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.67% cyan, 56.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 220.29°, with 96.33% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.1859

Complementary

  1. #296efb
  2. #fbb629

Split complementary

  1. #296efb
  2. #fb4d29
  3. #d7fb29

Analogous

  1. #29d7fb
  2. #296efb
  3. #4d29fb

Triadic

  1. #296efb
  2. #fb296e
  3. #6efb29

Tetradic

  1. #296efb
  2. #b629fb
  3. #fbb629
  4. #6efb29

Square

  1. #296efb
  2. #fb29d7
  3. #fbb629
  4. #29fb4d

Monochromatic

  1. #032f88
  2. #0448d4
  3. #296efb
  4. #74a1fc
  5. #bfd4fe

Shades

#296efb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296efb
  2. #2563e2
  3. #2158c9
  4. #1d4db0
  5. #194297
  6. #15377e
  7. #102c64
  8. #0c214b
  9. #081632
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#296efb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296efb
  2. #3e7dfb
  3. #548bfc
  4. #699afc
  5. #7fa8fd
  6. #94b7fd
  7. #a9c5fd
  8. #bfd4fe
  9. #d4e2fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296efb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296efb
  2. #3270ef
  3. #3a72e2
  4. #4373d6
  5. #4c75ca
  6. #5577be
  7. #5d79b1
  8. #667ba5
  9. #6f7c99
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6174bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007afe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296efb {
  color: #296efb;
}
Background
.bg-296efb {
  background-color: #296efb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-296efb {
  border: 2px solid #296efb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296efb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296efb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296efb, #4d29fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296efb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.48 #d69104 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#296efb  rgb(41, 110, 251)  hsl(220, 96%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbb629  rgb(251, 182, 41)  hsl(40, 96%, 57%)  Amber
#fb296e  rgb(251, 41, 110)  hsl(340, 96%, 57%)  Rose
#6efb29  rgb(110, 251, 41)  hsl(100, 96%, 57%)  Lawn Green