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#316DFD

#316dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#316dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.63% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, with 98.08% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.1868

Complementary

  1. #316dfd
  2. #fdc131

Split complementary

  1. #316dfd
  2. #fd5b31
  3. #d3fd31

Analogous

  1. #31d3fd
  2. #316dfd
  3. #5b31fd

Triadic

  1. #316dfd
  2. #fd316d
  3. #6dfd31

Tetradic

  1. #316dfd
  2. #c131fd
  3. #fdc131
  4. #6dfd31

Square

  1. #316dfd
  2. #fd31d3
  3. #fdc131
  4. #31fd5b

Monochromatic

  1. #012c94
  2. #0243df
  3. #316dfd
  4. #7da3fe
  5. #c9d8fe

Shades

#316dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #316dfd
  2. #2c62e4
  3. #2757ca
  4. #224cb1
  5. #1d4198
  6. #19377f
  7. #142c65
  8. #0f214c
  9. #0a1633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#316dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #316dfd
  2. #467cfd
  3. #5a8afd
  4. #6f99fe
  5. #83a7fe
  6. #98b6fe
  7. #adc5fe
  8. #c1d3fe
  9. #d6e2ff
  10. #eaf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#316dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #316dfd
  2. #396ff1
  3. #4171e4
  4. #4973d8
  5. #5175cb
  6. #5977bf
  7. #6078b2
  8. #687aa6
  9. #707c99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 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-316dfd {
  color: #316dfd;
}
Background
.bg-316dfd {
  background-color: #316dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-316dfd {
  border: 2px solid #316dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #316dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 98% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-316dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #316dfd, #5b31fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-316dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.33 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.48 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.42 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.65 #ce9202 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#316dfd  rgb(49, 109, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc131  rgb(253, 193, 49)  hsl(42, 98%, 59%)  Amber
#fd316d  rgb(253, 49, 109)  hsl(342, 98%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd31  rgb(109, 253, 49)  hsl(102, 98%, 59%)  Harlequin