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#306DF2

#306df2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#306df2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 42.75% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.17% cyan, 54.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 221.13°, with 88.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #306df2
  2. #f2b530

Split complementary

  1. #306df2
  2. #f25430
  3. #cef230

Analogous

  1. #30cef2
  2. #306df2
  3. #5430f2

Triadic

  1. #306df2
  2. #f2306d
  3. #6df230

Tetradic

  1. #306df2
  2. #b530f2
  3. #f2b530
  4. #6df230

Square

  1. #306df2
  2. #f230ce
  3. #f2b530
  4. #30f254

Monochromatic

  1. #082e81
  2. #0d48c9
  3. #306df2
  4. #78a0f7
  5. #c0d3fb

Shades

#306df2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #306df2
  2. #2b62da
  3. #2657c2
  4. #224ca9
  5. #1d4191
  6. #183779
  7. #132c61
  8. #0e2149
  9. #0a1630
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#306df2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #306df2
  2. #457cf3
  3. #598af5
  4. #6e99f6
  5. #83a7f7
  6. #98b6f9
  7. #acc5fa
  8. #c1d3fb
  9. #d6e2fc
  10. #eaf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#306df2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #306df2
  2. #386fe7
  3. #4071db
  4. #4873d0
  5. #5075c4
  6. #5877b9
  7. #6078ae
  8. #687aa2
  9. #707c97
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6172b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006def ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0678f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-306df2 {
  color: #306df2;
}
Background
.bg-306df2 {
  background-color: #306df2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-306df2 {
  border: 2px solid #306df2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #306df2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 109 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-306df2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #306df2, #5430f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-306df2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 109 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.15 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.98 #cf920d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#306df2  rgb(48, 109, 242)  hsl(221, 88%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2b530  rgb(242, 181, 48)  hsl(41, 88%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#f2306d  rgb(242, 48, 109)  hsl(341, 88%, 57%)  Cerise
#6df230  rgb(109, 242, 48)  hsl(101, 88%, 57%)  Lawn Green