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#336EED

#336eed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#336eed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 43.14% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.48% cyan, 53.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 220.97°, with 83.78% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.1797

Complementary

  1. #336eed
  2. #edb233

Split complementary

  1. #336eed
  2. #ed5533
  3. #cbed33

Analogous

  1. #33cbed
  2. #336eed
  3. #5533ed

Triadic

  1. #336eed
  2. #ed336e
  3. #6eed33

Tetradic

  1. #336eed
  2. #b233ed
  3. #edb233
  4. #6eed33

Square

  1. #336eed
  2. #ed33cb
  3. #edb233
  4. #33ed55

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2f7c
  2. #1149c2
  3. #336eed
  4. #79a0f3
  5. #c0d2f9

Shades

#336eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #336eed
  2. #2e63d5
  3. #2958be
  4. #244da6
  5. #1f428e
  6. #1a3777
  7. #142c5f
  8. #0f2147
  9. #0a162f
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#336eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #336eed
  2. #477def
  3. #5c8bf1
  4. #709af2
  5. #85a8f4
  6. #99b7f6
  7. #adc5f8
  8. #c2d4fa
  9. #d6e2fb
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#336eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #336eed
  2. #3b70e2
  3. #4272d7
  4. #4a73cc
  5. #5275c1
  6. #5a77b7
  7. #6179ac
  8. #697ba1
  9. #717c96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6273b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b78f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-336eed {
  color: #336eed;
}
Background
.bg-336eed {
  background-color: #336eed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-336eed {
  border: 2px solid #336eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #336eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 110 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-336eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #336eed, #5533ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-336eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 110 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.56 #cc9112 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#336eed  rgb(51, 110, 237)  hsl(221, 84%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#edb233  rgb(237, 178, 51)  hsl(41, 84%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#ed336e  rgb(237, 51, 110)  hsl(341, 84%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#6eed33  rgb(110, 237, 51)  hsl(101, 84%, 56%)  Lawn Green