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#296FFC

#296ffc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296ffc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 43.53% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.73% cyan, 55.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 220.09°, 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.1887

Complementary

  1. #296ffc
  2. #fcb629

Split complementary

  1. #296ffc
  2. #fc4c29
  3. #d9fc29

Analogous

  1. #29d9fc
  2. #296ffc
  3. #4c29fc

Triadic

  1. #296ffc
  2. #fc296f
  3. #6ffc29

Tetradic

  1. #296ffc
  2. #b629fc
  3. #fcb629
  4. #6ffc29

Square

  1. #296ffc
  2. #fc29d9
  3. #fcb629
  4. #29fc4c

Monochromatic

  1. #022f8a
  2. #0349d6
  3. #296ffc
  4. #74a2fd
  5. #c0d5fe

Shades

#296ffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ffc
  2. #2564e3
  3. #2159ca
  4. #1d4eb0
  5. #194397
  6. #15387e
  7. #102c65
  8. #0c214c
  9. #081632
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ffc
  2. #3e7dfc
  3. #548cfd
  4. #699afd
  5. #7fa9fd
  6. #94b7fe
  7. #a9c5fe
  8. #bfd4fe
  9. #d4e2fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ffc
  2. #3271f0
  3. #3a72e3
  4. #4374d7
  5. #4c76ca
  6. #5578be
  7. #5d79b2
  8. #667ba5
  9. #6f7d99
  10. #777e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6275bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ff9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ffc {
  color: #296ffc;
}
Background
.bg-296ffc {
  background-color: #296ffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-296ffc {
  border: 2px solid #296ffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 111 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ffc, #4c29fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 111 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.90 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.31 #d69003 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#296ffc  rgb(41, 111, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcb629  rgb(252, 182, 41)  hsl(40, 97%, 57%)  Amber
#fc296f  rgb(252, 41, 111)  hsl(340, 97%, 57%)  Rose
#6ffc29  rgb(111, 252, 41)  hsl(100, 97%, 57%)  Lawn Green