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#296EFC

#296efc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296efc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.73% cyan, 56.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 220.38°, with 97.24% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.58.

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Relative luminance0.1865

Complementary

  1. #296efc
  2. #fcb729

Split complementary

  1. #296efc
  2. #fc4d29
  3. #d7fc29

Analogous

  1. #29d7fc
  2. #296efc
  3. #4d29fc

Triadic

  1. #296efc
  2. #fc296e
  3. #6efc29

Tetradic

  1. #296efc
  2. #b729fc
  3. #fcb729
  4. #6efc29

Square

  1. #296efc
  2. #fc29d7
  3. #fcb729
  4. #29fc4d

Monochromatic

  1. #022e8a
  2. #0348d6
  3. #296efc
  4. #74a1fd
  5. #c0d4fe

Shades

#296efc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296efc
  2. #2563e3
  3. #2158ca
  4. #1d4db0
  5. #194297
  6. #15377e
  7. #102c65
  8. #0c214c
  9. #081632
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#296efc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296efc
  2. #3e7dfc
  3. #548bfd
  4. #699afd
  5. #7fa8fd
  6. #94b7fe
  7. #a9c5fe
  8. #bfd4fe
  9. #d4e2fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296efc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296efc
  2. #3270f0
  3. #3a72e3
  4. #4373d7
  5. #4c75ca
  6. #5577be
  7. #5d79b2
  8. #667ba5
  9. #6f7c99
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6174bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006efa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296efc {
  color: #296efc;
}
Background
.bg-296efc {
  background-color: #296efc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-296efc {
  border: 2px solid #296efc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296efc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296efc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296efc, #4d29fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296efc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.53 #d69103 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#296efc  rgb(41, 110, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcb729  rgb(252, 183, 41)  hsl(40, 97%, 57%)  Amber
#fc296e  rgb(252, 41, 110)  hsl(340, 97%, 57%)  Rose
#6efc29  rgb(110, 252, 41)  hsl(100, 97%, 57%)  Lawn Green