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#386FFD

#386ffd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#386ffd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 43.53% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.87% cyan, 56.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.25°, with 98.01% saturation and 60.59% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #386ffd
  2. #fdc638

Split complementary

  1. #386ffd
  2. #fd6438
  3. #d1fd38

Analogous

  1. #38d1fd
  2. #386ffd
  3. #6438fd

Triadic

  1. #386ffd
  2. #fd386f
  3. #6ffd38

Tetradic

  1. #386ffd
  2. #c638fd
  3. #fdc638
  4. #6ffd38

Square

  1. #386ffd
  2. #fd38d1
  3. #fdc638
  4. #38fd64

Monochromatic

  1. #022c9a
  2. #0242e6
  3. #386ffd
  4. #84a6fe
  5. #cfddff

Shades

#386ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #386ffd
  2. #3264e4
  3. #2d59ca
  4. #274eb1
  5. #224398
  6. #1c387f
  7. #162c65
  8. #11214c
  9. #0b1633
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#386ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #386ffd
  2. #4c7dfd
  3. #608cfd
  4. #749afe
  5. #88a9fe
  6. #9cb7fe
  7. #afc5fe
  8. #c3d4fe
  9. #d7e2ff
  10. #ebf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#386ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #386ffd
  2. #3f71f1
  3. #4672e4
  4. #4e74d8
  5. #5576cb
  6. #5c78bf
  7. #6379b2
  8. #6a7ba6
  9. #727d99
  10. #797e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6675bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-386ffd {
  color: #386ffd;
}
Background
.bg-386ffd {
  background-color: #386ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-386ffd {
  border: 2px solid #386ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #386ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 111 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-386ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #386ffd, #6438fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-386ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 111 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.38 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.02 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.42 #c79002 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#386ffd  rgb(56, 111, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc638  rgb(253, 198, 56)  hsl(43, 98%, 61%)  Sunglow
#fd386f  rgb(253, 56, 111)  hsl(343, 98%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ffd38  rgb(111, 253, 56)  hsl(103, 98%, 61%)  Harlequin