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#306FFD

#306ffd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#306ffd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.03% cyan, 56.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.56°, 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.1909

Complementary

  1. #306ffd
  2. #fdbe30

Split complementary

  1. #306ffd
  2. #fd5730
  3. #d6fd30

Analogous

  1. #30d6fd
  2. #306ffd
  3. #5730fd

Triadic

  1. #306ffd
  2. #fd306f
  3. #6ffd30

Tetradic

  1. #306ffd
  2. #be30fd
  3. #fdbe30
  4. #6ffd30

Square

  1. #306ffd
  2. #fd30d6
  3. #fdbe30
  4. #30fd57

Monochromatic

  1. #012e93
  2. #0246de
  3. #306ffd
  4. #7ca4fe
  5. #c8d8fe

Shades

#306ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #306ffd
  2. #2b64e4
  3. #2659ca
  4. #224eb1
  5. #1d4398
  6. #18387f
  7. #132c65
  8. #0e214c
  9. #0a1633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#306ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #306ffd
  2. #457dfd
  3. #598cfd
  4. #6e9afe
  5. #83a9fe
  6. #98b7fe
  7. #acc5fe
  8. #c1d4fe
  9. #d6e2ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#306ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #306ffd
  2. #3871f1
  3. #4072e4
  4. #4874d8
  5. #5076cb
  6. #5878bf
  7. #6079b2
  8. #687ba6
  9. #707d99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6475bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-306ffd {
  color: #306ffd;
}
Background
.bg-306ffd {
  background-color: #306ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-306ffd {
  border: 2px solid #306ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #306ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 111 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 98% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-306ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #306ffd, #5730fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-306ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 111 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.99 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.55 #cf9002 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#306ffd  rgb(48, 111, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdbe30  rgb(253, 190, 48)  hsl(42, 98%, 59%)  Amber
#fd306f  rgb(253, 48, 111)  hsl(342, 98%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ffd30  rgb(111, 253, 48)  hsl(102, 98%, 59%)  Lawn Green