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#316FFA

#316ffa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#316ffa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 43.53% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.4% cyan, 55.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.49°, with 95.26% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.1892

Complementary

  1. #316ffa
  2. #fabc31

Split complementary

  1. #316ffa
  2. #fa5831
  3. #d4fa31

Analogous

  1. #31d4fa
  2. #316ffa
  3. #5831fa

Triadic

  1. #316ffa
  2. #fa316f
  3. #6ffa31

Tetradic

  1. #316ffa
  2. #bc31fa
  3. #fabc31
  4. #6ffa31

Square

  1. #316ffa
  2. #fa31d4
  3. #fabc31
  4. #31fa58

Monochromatic

  1. #032e8f
  2. #0547d9
  3. #316ffa
  4. #7ca3fc
  5. #c6d7fe

Shades

#316ffa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #316ffa
  2. #2c64e1
  3. #2759c8
  4. #224eaf
  5. #1d4396
  6. #19387d
  7. #142c64
  8. #0f214b
  9. #0a1632
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#316ffa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #316ffa
  2. #467dfb
  3. #5a8cfb
  4. #6f9afc
  5. #83a9fc
  6. #98b7fd
  7. #adc5fd
  8. #c1d4fe
  9. #d6e2fe
  10. #eaf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#316ffa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #316ffa
  2. #3971ee
  3. #4172e2
  4. #4974d5
  5. #5176c9
  6. #5978bd
  7. #6079b1
  8. #687ba5
  9. #707d98
  10. #787e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6375bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-316ffa {
  color: #316ffa;
}
Background
.bg-316ffa {
  background-color: #316ffa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-316ffa {
  border: 2px solid #316ffa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #316ffa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 111 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 95% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-316ffa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #316ffa, #5831fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-316ffa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 111 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.79 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.88 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.42 #ce9005 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#316ffa  rgb(49, 111, 250)  hsl(221, 95%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fabc31  rgb(250, 188, 49)  hsl(41, 95%, 59%)  Amber
#fa316f  rgb(250, 49, 111)  hsl(341, 95%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ffa31  rgb(111, 250, 49)  hsl(101, 95%, 59%)  Lawn Green