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#356EFB

#356efb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#356efb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 43.14% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.88% cyan, 56.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 222.73°, with 96.12% saturation and 59.61% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.1887

Complementary

  1. #356efb
  2. #fbc235

Split complementary

  1. #356efb
  2. #fb5f35
  3. #d1fb35

Analogous

  1. #35d1fb
  2. #356efb
  3. #5f35fb

Triadic

  1. #356efb
  2. #fb356e
  3. #6efb35

Tetradic

  1. #356efb
  2. #c235fb
  3. #fbc235
  4. #6efb35

Square

  1. #356efb
  2. #fb35d1
  3. #fbc235
  4. #35fb5f

Monochromatic

  1. #032d94
  2. #0443df
  3. #356efb
  4. #80a4fc
  5. #cbdafe

Shades

#356efb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #356efb
  2. #3063e2
  3. #2a58c9
  4. #254db0
  5. #204297
  6. #1b377e
  7. #152c64
  8. #10214b
  9. #0b1632
  10. #050b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#356efb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #356efb
  2. #497dfb
  3. #5d8bfc
  4. #729afc
  5. #86a8fd
  6. #9ab7fd
  7. #aec5fd
  8. #c2d4fe
  9. #d7e2fe
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#356efb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #356efb
  2. #3d70ef
  3. #4472e2
  4. #4c73d6
  5. #5375ca
  6. #5b77be
  7. #6279b1
  8. #6a7ba5
  9. #717c99
  10. #797e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6474bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007afe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-356efb {
  color: #356efb;
}
Background
.bg-356efb {
  background-color: #356efb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-356efb {
  border: 2px solid #356efb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #356efb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 110 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-356efb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #356efb, #5f35fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-356efb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 110 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.12 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.60 #ca9104 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#356efb  rgb(53, 110, 251)  hsl(223, 96%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbc235  rgb(251, 194, 53)  hsl(43, 96%, 60%)  Mikado Yellow
#fb356e  rgb(251, 53, 110)  hsl(343, 96%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6efb35  rgb(110, 251, 53)  hsl(103, 96%, 60%)  Harlequin