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#336EFE

#336efe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#336efe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.92% cyan, 56.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.56°, 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.1901

Complementary

  1. #336efe
  2. #fec333

Split complementary

  1. #336efe
  2. #fe5d33
  3. #d3fe33

Analogous

  1. #33d3fe
  2. #336efe
  3. #5d33fe

Triadic

  1. #336efe
  2. #fe336e
  3. #6efe33

Tetradic

  1. #336efe
  2. #c333fe
  3. #fec333
  4. #6efe33

Square

  1. #336efe
  2. #fe33d3
  3. #fec333
  4. #33fe5d

Monochromatic

  1. #012c97
  2. #0143e3
  3. #336efe
  4. #7fa4fe
  5. #cbdaff

Shades

#336efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #336efe
  2. #2e63e5
  3. #2958cb
  4. #244db2
  5. #1f4298
  6. #1a377f
  7. #142c66
  8. #0f214c
  9. #0a1633
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#336efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #336efe
  2. #477dfe
  3. #5c8bfe
  4. #709afe
  5. #85a8fe
  6. #99b7ff
  7. #adc5ff
  8. #c2d4ff
  9. #d6e2ff
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#336efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #336efe
  2. #3b70f1
  3. #4272e5
  4. #4a73d8
  5. #5275cc
  6. #5a77bf
  7. #6179b2
  8. #697ba6
  9. #717c99
  10. #787e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6475bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-336efe {
  color: #336efe;
}
Background
.bg-336efe {
  background-color: #336efe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-336efe {
  border: 2px solid #336efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #336efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 110 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 99% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-336efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #336efe, #5d33fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-336efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 110 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.41 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.57 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.26 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.61 #cc9101 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#336efe  rgb(51, 110, 254)  hsl(223, 99%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#fec333  rgb(254, 195, 51)  hsl(43, 99%, 60%)  Amber
#fe336e  rgb(254, 51, 110)  hsl(343, 99%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6efe33  rgb(110, 254, 51)  hsl(103, 99%, 60%)  Harlequin