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#346FEE

#346fee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#346fee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 43.53% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.15% cyan, 53.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 220.97°, with 84.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1827

Complementary

  1. #346fee
  2. #eeb334

Split complementary

  1. #346fee
  2. #ee5634
  3. #ccee34

Analogous

  1. #34ccee
  2. #346fee
  3. #5634ee

Triadic

  1. #346fee
  2. #ee346f
  3. #6fee34

Tetradic

  1. #346fee
  2. #b334ee
  3. #eeb334
  4. #6fee34

Square

  1. #346fee
  2. #ee34cc
  3. #eeb334
  4. #34ee56

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2f7e
  2. #104ac5
  3. #346fee
  4. #7ba1f4
  5. #c1d3fa

Shades

#346fee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #346fee
  2. #2f64d6
  3. #2a59be
  4. #244ea7
  5. #1f438f
  6. #1a3877
  7. #152c5f
  8. #102147
  9. #0a1630
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#346fee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #346fee
  2. #487df0
  3. #5d8cf1
  4. #719af3
  5. #85a9f5
  6. #9ab7f7
  7. #aec5f8
  8. #c2d4fa
  9. #d6e2fc
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#346fee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #346fee
  2. #3c71e3
  3. #4372d8
  4. #4b74cd
  5. #5276c2
  6. #5a78b7
  7. #6279ac
  8. #697ba1
  9. #717d96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6274b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d79f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-346fee {
  color: #346fee;
}
Background
.bg-346fee {
  background-color: #346fee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-346fee {
  border: 2px solid #346fee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #346fee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 111 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-346fee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #346fee, #5634ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-346fee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 111 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.99 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.67 #cb9011 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#346fee  rgb(52, 111, 238)  hsl(221, 85%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#eeb334  rgb(238, 179, 52)  hsl(41, 85%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#ee346f  rgb(238, 52, 111)  hsl(341, 85%, 57%)  Razzmatazz
#6fee34  rgb(111, 238, 52)  hsl(101, 85%, 57%)  Lawn Green