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#386EFC

#386efc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#386efc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 43.14% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.78% cyan, 56.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 223.47°, with 97.03% saturation and 60.39% 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 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.1902

Complementary

  1. #386efc
  2. #fcc638

Split complementary

  1. #386efc
  2. #fc6438
  3. #d0fc38

Analogous

  1. #38d0fc
  2. #386efc
  3. #6438fc

Triadic

  1. #386efc
  2. #fc386e
  3. #6efc38

Tetradic

  1. #386efc
  2. #c638fc
  3. #fcc638
  4. #6efc38

Square

  1. #386efc
  2. #fc38d0
  3. #fcc638
  4. #38fc64

Monochromatic

  1. #022c99
  2. #0341e4
  3. #386efc
  4. #83a5fd
  5. #cfdcfe

Shades

#386efc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #386efc
  2. #3263e3
  3. #2d58ca
  4. #274db0
  5. #224297
  6. #1c377e
  7. #162c65
  8. #11214c
  9. #0b1632
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#386efc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #386efc
  2. #4c7dfc
  3. #608bfd
  4. #749afd
  5. #88a8fd
  6. #9cb7fe
  7. #afc5fe
  8. #c3d4fe
  9. #d7e2fe
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#386efc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #386efc
  2. #3f70f0
  3. #4672e3
  4. #4e73d7
  5. #5575ca
  6. #5c77be
  7. #6379b2
  8. #6a7ba5
  9. #727c99
  10. #797e8c
  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 #6575bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-386efc {
  color: #386efc;
}
Background
.bg-386efc {
  background-color: #386efc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-386efc {
  border: 2px solid #386efc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #386efc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 110 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-386efc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #386efc, #6438fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-386efc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 110 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.03 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.47 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.70 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.17 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.31 #c79103 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#386efc  rgb(56, 110, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc638  rgb(252, 198, 56)  hsl(43, 97%, 60%)  Saffron
#fc386e  rgb(252, 56, 110)  hsl(343, 97%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6efc38  rgb(110, 252, 56)  hsl(103, 97%, 60%)  Harlequin