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#396DF5

#396df5 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#396df5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 42.75% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.73% cyan, 55.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 223.4°, with 90.38% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.184

Complementary

  1. #396df5
  2. #f5c139

Split complementary

  1. #396df5
  2. #f56339
  3. #cbf539

Analogous

  1. #39cbf5
  2. #396df5
  3. #6339f5

Triadic

  1. #396df5
  2. #f5396d
  3. #6df539

Tetradic

  1. #396df5
  2. #c139f5
  3. #f5c139
  4. #6df539

Square

  1. #396df5
  2. #f539cb
  3. #f5c139
  4. #39f563

Monochromatic

  1. #072c8e
  2. #0b43d7
  3. #396df5
  4. #82a3f9
  5. #cbd8fc

Shades

#396df5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #396df5
  2. #3362dd
  3. #2e57c4
  4. #284cac
  5. #224193
  6. #1d377b
  7. #172c62
  8. #11214a
  9. #0b1631
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#396df5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #396df5
  2. #4d7cf6
  3. #618af7
  4. #7499f8
  5. #88a7f9
  6. #9cb6fa
  7. #b0c5fb
  8. #c4d3fc
  9. #d7e2fd
  10. #ebf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#396df5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #396df5
  2. #406fe9
  3. #4771de
  4. #4e73d2
  5. #5575c6
  6. #5d77bb
  7. #6478af
  8. #6b7aa3
  9. #727c97
  10. #797e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6473b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ff2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e79f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-396df5 {
  color: #396df5;
}
Background
.bg-396df5 {
  background-color: #396df5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-396df5 {
  border: 2px solid #396df5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #396df5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 109 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-396df5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #396df5, #6339f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-396df5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 109 245 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.42 #c6920a Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#396df5  rgb(57, 109, 245)  hsl(223, 90%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#f5c139  rgb(245, 193, 57)  hsl(43, 90%, 59%)  Saffron
#f5396d  rgb(245, 57, 109)  hsl(343, 90%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6df539  rgb(109, 245, 57)  hsl(103, 90%, 59%)  Harlequin