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#306DFD

#306dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#306dfd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.03% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.15°, with 98.09% saturation and 59.02% 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 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #306dfd
  2. #fdc030

Split complementary

  1. #306dfd
  2. #fd5a30
  3. #d3fd30

Analogous

  1. #30d3fd
  2. #306dfd
  3. #5a30fd

Triadic

  1. #306dfd
  2. #fd306d
  3. #6dfd30

Tetradic

  1. #306dfd
  2. #c030fd
  3. #fdc030
  4. #6dfd30

Square

  1. #306dfd
  2. #fd30d3
  3. #fdc030
  4. #30fd5a

Monochromatic

  1. #012d93
  2. #0244de
  3. #306dfd
  4. #7ca2fe
  5. #c8d8fe

Shades

#306dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #306dfd
  2. #2b62e4
  3. #2657ca
  4. #224cb1
  5. #1d4198
  6. #18377f
  7. #132c65
  8. #0e214c
  9. #0a1633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#306dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #306dfd
  2. #457cfd
  3. #598afd
  4. #6e99fe
  5. #83a7fe
  6. #98b6fe
  7. #acc5fe
  8. #c1d3fe
  9. #d6e2ff
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#306dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #306dfd
  2. #386ff1
  3. #4071e4
  4. #4873d8
  5. #5075cb
  6. #5877bf
  7. #6078b2
  8. #687aa6
  9. #707c99
  10. #787e8d
  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 #6374bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-306dfd {
  color: #306dfd;
}
Background
.bg-306dfd {
  background-color: #306dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-306dfd {
  border: 2px solid #306dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #306dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 98% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-306dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #306dfd, #5a30fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-306dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.55 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.42 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.72 #cf9202 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#306dfd  rgb(48, 109, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc030  rgb(253, 192, 48)  hsl(42, 98%, 59%)  Amber
#fd306d  rgb(253, 48, 109)  hsl(342, 98%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd30  rgb(109, 253, 48)  hsl(102, 98%, 59%)  Harlequin