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#306FFC

#306ffc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#306ffc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 43.53% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.95% cyan, 55.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 221.47°, with 97.14% saturation and 58.82% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.81.

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Relative luminance0.1903

Complementary

  1. #306ffc
  2. #fcbd30

Split complementary

  1. #306ffc
  2. #fc5730
  3. #d5fc30

Analogous

  1. #30d5fc
  2. #306ffc
  3. #5730fc

Triadic

  1. #306ffc
  2. #fc306f
  3. #6ffc30

Tetradic

  1. #306ffc
  2. #bd30fc
  3. #fcbd30
  4. #6ffc30

Square

  1. #306ffc
  2. #fc30d5
  3. #fcbd30
  4. #30fc57

Monochromatic

  1. #022e91
  2. #0346dc
  3. #306ffc
  4. #7ba3fd
  5. #c7d8fe

Shades

#306ffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #306ffc
  2. #2b64e3
  3. #2659ca
  4. #224eb0
  5. #1d4397
  6. #18387e
  7. #132c65
  8. #0e214c
  9. #0a1632
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#306ffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #306ffc
  2. #457dfc
  3. #598cfd
  4. #6e9afd
  5. #83a9fd
  6. #98b7fe
  7. #acc5fe
  8. #c1d4fe
  9. #d6e2fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#306ffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #306ffc
  2. #3871f0
  3. #4072e3
  4. #4874d7
  5. #5076ca
  6. #5878be
  7. #6079b2
  8. #687ba5
  9. #707d99
  10. #787e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6375bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 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-306ffc {
  color: #306ffc;
}
Background
.bg-306ffc {
  background-color: #306ffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-306ffc {
  border: 2px solid #306ffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #306ffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 111 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-306ffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #306ffc, #5730fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-306ffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 111 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.98 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.50 #cf9003 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#306ffc  rgb(48, 111, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcbd30  rgb(252, 189, 48)  hsl(41, 97%, 59%)  Amber
#fc306f  rgb(252, 48, 111)  hsl(341, 97%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ffc30  rgb(111, 252, 48)  hsl(101, 97%, 59%)  Lawn Green