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#306FFE

#306ffe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#306ffe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.1% cyan, 56.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 221.65°, with 99.04% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1915

Complementary

  1. #306ffe
  2. #febf30

Split complementary

  1. #306ffe
  2. #fe5830
  3. #d6fe30

Analogous

  1. #30d6fe
  2. #306ffe
  3. #5830fe

Triadic

  1. #306ffe
  2. #fe306f
  3. #6ffe30

Tetradic

  1. #306ffe
  2. #bf30fe
  3. #febf30
  4. #6ffe30

Square

  1. #306ffe
  2. #fe30d6
  3. #febf30
  4. #30fe58

Monochromatic

  1. #012e94
  2. #0145e0
  3. #306ffe
  4. #7ca4fe
  5. #c8d9ff

Shades

#306ffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #306ffe
  2. #2b64e5
  3. #2659cb
  4. #224eb2
  5. #1d4398
  6. #18387f
  7. #132c66
  8. #0e214c
  9. #0a1633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#306ffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #306ffe
  2. #457dfe
  3. #598cfe
  4. #6e9afe
  5. #83a9fe
  6. #98b7ff
  7. #acc5ff
  8. #c1d4ff
  9. #d6e2ff
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#306ffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #306ffe
  2. #3871f1
  3. #4072e5
  4. #4874d8
  5. #5076cc
  6. #5878bf
  7. #6079b2
  8. #687ba6
  9. #707d99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 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 #0070fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-306ffe {
  color: #306ffe;
}
Background
.bg-306ffe {
  background-color: #306ffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-306ffe {
  border: 2px solid #306ffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #306ffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 111 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 99% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-306ffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #306ffe, #5830fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-306ffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 111 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.93 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.60 #cf9001 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#306ffe  rgb(48, 111, 254)  hsl(222, 99%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#febf30  rgb(254, 191, 48)  hsl(42, 99%, 59%)  Amber
#fe306f  rgb(254, 48, 111)  hsl(342, 99%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ffe30  rgb(111, 254, 48)  hsl(102, 99%, 59%)  Lawn Green