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#396FED

#396fed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#396fed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 43.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.95% cyan, 53.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 83.33% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.1835

Complementary

  1. #396fed
  2. #edb739

Split complementary

  1. #396fed
  2. #ed5d39
  3. #c9ed39

Analogous

  1. #39c9ed
  2. #396fed
  3. #5d39ed

Triadic

  1. #396fed
  2. #ed396f
  3. #6fed39

Tetradic

  1. #396fed
  2. #b739ed
  3. #edb739
  4. #6fed39

Square

  1. #396fed
  2. #ed39c9
  3. #edb739
  4. #39ed5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2f81
  2. #1249c7
  3. #396fed
  4. #7fa2f3
  5. #c5d5fa

Shades

#396fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #396fed
  2. #3364d5
  3. #2e59be
  4. #284ea6
  5. #22438e
  6. #1d3877
  7. #172c5f
  8. #112147
  9. #0b162f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#396fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #396fed
  2. #4d7def
  3. #618cf1
  4. #749af2
  5. #88a9f4
  6. #9cb7f6
  7. #b0c5f8
  8. #c4d4fa
  9. #d7e2fb
  10. #ebf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#396fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #396fed
  2. #4071e2
  3. #4772d7
  4. #4e74cc
  5. #5576c1
  6. #5d78b7
  7. #6479ac
  8. #6b7ba1
  9. #727d96
  10. #797e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6474b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2279f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-396fed {
  color: #396fed;
}
Background
.bg-396fed {
  background-color: #396fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-396fed {
  border: 2px solid #396fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #396fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 111 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-396fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #396fed, #5d39ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-396fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 111 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.40 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.81 #c69012 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#396fed  rgb(57, 111, 237)  hsl(222, 83%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#edb739  rgb(237, 183, 57)  hsl(42, 83%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ed396f  rgb(237, 57, 111)  hsl(342, 83%, 58%)  Cerise
#6fed39  rgb(111, 237, 57)  hsl(102, 83%, 58%)  Lawn Green