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#386FEB

#386feb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#386feb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 43.53% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.17% cyan, 52.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.56°, with 81.74% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #386feb
  2. #ebb438

Split complementary

  1. #386feb
  2. #eb5a38
  3. #c9eb38

Analogous

  1. #38c9eb
  2. #386feb
  3. #5a38eb

Triadic

  1. #386feb
  2. #eb386f
  3. #6feb38

Tetradic

  1. #386feb
  2. #b438eb
  3. #ebb438
  4. #6feb38

Square

  1. #386feb
  2. #eb38c9
  3. #ebb438
  4. #38eb5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2f7d
  2. #1449c3
  3. #386feb
  4. #7ea1f2
  5. #c3d4f9

Shades

#386feb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #386feb
  2. #3264d4
  3. #2d59bc
  4. #274ea5
  5. #22438d
  6. #1c3876
  7. #162c5e
  8. #112147
  9. #0b162f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#386feb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #386feb
  2. #4c7ded
  3. #608cef
  4. #749af1
  5. #88a9f3
  6. #9cb7f5
  7. #afc5f7
  8. #c3d4f9
  9. #d7e2fb
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#386feb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #386feb
  2. #3f71e0
  3. #4672d6
  4. #4e74cb
  5. #5576c0
  6. #5c78b6
  7. #6379ab
  8. #6a7ba0
  9. #727d95
  10. #797e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6373b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a7fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2479ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-386feb {
  color: #386feb;
}
Background
.bg-386feb {
  background-color: #386feb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-386feb {
  border: 2px solid #386feb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #386feb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 111 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-386feb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #386feb, #5a38eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-386feb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 111 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.63 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.54 #c79014 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#386feb  rgb(56, 111, 235)  hsl(222, 82%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebb438  rgb(235, 180, 56)  hsl(42, 82%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#eb386f  rgb(235, 56, 111)  hsl(342, 82%, 57%)  Razzmatazz
#6feb38  rgb(111, 235, 56)  hsl(102, 82%, 57%)  Lawn Green