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#336DFE

#336dfe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#336dfe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 42.75% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.92% cyan, 57.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 99.02% saturation and 59.8% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.188

Complementary

  1. #336dfe
  2. #fec433

Split complementary

  1. #336dfe
  2. #fe5e33
  3. #d2fe33

Analogous

  1. #33d2fe
  2. #336dfe
  3. #5e33fe

Triadic

  1. #336dfe
  2. #fe336d
  3. #6dfe33

Tetradic

  1. #336dfe
  2. #c433fe
  3. #fec433
  4. #6dfe33

Square

  1. #336dfe
  2. #fe33d2
  3. #fec433
  4. #33fe5e

Monochromatic

  1. #012c97
  2. #0142e3
  3. #336dfe
  4. #7fa3fe
  5. #cbdaff

Shades

#336dfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #336dfe
  2. #2e62e5
  3. #2957cb
  4. #244cb2
  5. #1f4198
  6. #1a377f
  7. #142c66
  8. #0f214c
  9. #0a1633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#336dfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #336dfe
  2. #477cfe
  3. #5c8afe
  4. #7099fe
  5. #85a7fe
  6. #99b6ff
  7. #adc5ff
  8. #c2d3ff
  9. #d6e2ff
  10. #ebf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#336dfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #336dfe
  2. #3b6ff1
  3. #4271e5
  4. #4a73d8
  5. #5275cc
  6. #5a77bf
  7. #6178b2
  8. #697aa6
  9. #717c99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6374bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006efc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-336dfe {
  color: #336dfe;
}
Background
.bg-336dfe {
  background-color: #336dfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-336dfe {
  border: 2px solid #336dfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #336dfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 109 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 99% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-336dfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #336dfe, #5e33fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-336dfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 109 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.63 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.46 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.46 #cc9201 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#336dfe  rgb(51, 109, 254)  hsl(223, 99%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#fec433  rgb(254, 196, 51)  hsl(43, 99%, 60%)  Mikado Yellow
#fe336d  rgb(254, 51, 109)  hsl(343, 99%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfe33  rgb(109, 254, 51)  hsl(103, 99%, 60%)  Harlequin