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#307CED

#307ced ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#307ced is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 48.63% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.75% cyan, 47.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 215.87°, with 84% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.2116

Complementary

  1. #307ced
  2. #eda130

Split complementary

  1. #307ced
  2. #ed4230
  3. #dbed30

Analogous

  1. #30dbed
  2. #307ced
  3. #4230ed

Triadic

  1. #307ced
  2. #ed307c
  3. #7ced30

Tetradic

  1. #307ced
  2. #a130ed
  3. #eda130
  4. #7ced30

Square

  1. #307ced
  2. #ed30db
  3. #eda130
  4. #30ed42

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3779
  2. #1157c0
  3. #307ced
  4. #76a9f3
  5. #bdd5f9

Shades

#307ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #307ced
  2. #2b70d5
  3. #2663be
  4. #2257a6
  5. #1d4a8e
  6. #183e77
  7. #13325f
  8. #0e2547
  9. #0a192f
  10. #050c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#307ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #307ced
  2. #4589ef
  3. #5996f1
  4. #6ea3f2
  5. #83b0f4
  6. #98bef6
  7. #accbf8
  8. #c1d8fa
  9. #d6e5fb
  10. #eaf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#307ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #307ced
  2. #387ce2
  3. #407dd7
  4. #487dcc
  5. #507ec1
  6. #587eb7
  7. #607eac
  8. #687fa1
  9. #707f96
  10. #78808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b88f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3783f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1379ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-307ced {
  color: #307ced;
}
Background
.bg-307ced {
  background-color: #307ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-307ced {
  border: 2px solid #307ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #307ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 124 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-307ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #307ced, #4230ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-307ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 124 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.37 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.20 #cf8312 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#307ced  rgb(48, 124, 237)  hsl(216, 84%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#eda130  rgb(237, 161, 48)  hsl(36, 84%, 56%)  Marigold
#ed307c  rgb(237, 48, 124)  hsl(336, 84%, 56%)  Rose
#7ced30  rgb(124, 237, 48)  hsl(96, 84%, 56%)  Lawn Green