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#336EFC

#336efc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#336efc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 43.14% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.76% cyan, 56.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 222.39°, with 97.1% saturation and 59.41% 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 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.1888

Complementary

  1. #336efc
  2. #fcc133

Split complementary

  1. #336efc
  2. #fc5d33
  3. #d2fc33

Analogous

  1. #33d2fc
  2. #336efc
  3. #5d33fc

Triadic

  1. #336efc
  2. #fc336e
  3. #6efc33

Tetradic

  1. #336efc
  2. #c133fc
  3. #fcc133
  4. #6efc33

Square

  1. #336efc
  2. #fc33d2
  3. #fcc133
  4. #33fc5d

Monochromatic

  1. #022d94
  2. #0344df
  3. #336efc
  4. #7ea4fd
  5. #cad9fe

Shades

#336efc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #336efc
  2. #2e63e3
  3. #2958ca
  4. #244db0
  5. #1f4297
  6. #1a377e
  7. #142c65
  8. #0f214c
  9. #0a1632
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#336efc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #336efc
  2. #477dfc
  3. #5c8bfd
  4. #709afd
  5. #85a8fd
  6. #99b7fe
  7. #adc5fe
  8. #c2d4fe
  9. #d6e2fe
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#336efc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #336efc
  2. #3b70f0
  3. #4272e3
  4. #4a73d7
  5. #5275ca
  6. #5a77be
  7. #6179b2
  8. #697ba5
  9. #717c99
  10. #787e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6474bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ff9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-336efc {
  color: #336efc;
}
Background
.bg-336efc {
  background-color: #336efc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-336efc {
  border: 2px solid #336efc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #336efc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 110 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-336efc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #336efc, #5d33fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-336efc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 110 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.17 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.70 #cc9103 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#336efc  rgb(51, 110, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc133  rgb(252, 193, 51)  hsl(42, 97%, 59%)  Amber
#fc336e  rgb(252, 51, 110)  hsl(342, 97%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6efc33  rgb(110, 252, 51)  hsl(102, 97%, 59%)  Harlequin