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#396FF4

#396ff4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#396ff4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.64% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 222.67°, with 89.47% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.1877

Complementary

  1. #396ff4
  2. #f4be39

Split complementary

  1. #396ff4
  2. #f46039
  3. #cdf439

Analogous

  1. #39cdf4
  2. #396ff4
  3. #6039f4

Triadic

  1. #396ff4
  2. #f4396f
  3. #6ff439

Tetradic

  1. #396ff4
  2. #be39f4
  3. #f4be39
  4. #6ff439

Square

  1. #396ff4
  2. #f439cd
  3. #f4be39
  4. #39f460

Monochromatic

  1. #082e8c
  2. #0c46d5
  3. #396ff4
  4. #81a4f8
  5. #cad8fc

Shades

#396ff4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #396ff4
  2. #3364dc
  3. #2e59c3
  4. #284eab
  5. #224392
  6. #1d387a
  7. #172c62
  8. #112149
  9. #0b1631
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#396ff4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #396ff4
  2. #4d7df5
  3. #618cf6
  4. #749af7
  5. #88a9f8
  6. #9cb7fa
  7. #b0c5fb
  8. #c4d4fc
  9. #d7e2fd
  10. #ebf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#396ff4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #396ff4
  2. #4071e8
  3. #4772dd
  4. #4e74d1
  5. #5576c6
  6. #5d78ba
  7. #6479ae
  8. #6b7ba3
  9. #727d97
  10. #797e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6574b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #187af7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-396ff4 {
  color: #396ff4;
}
Background
.bg-396ff4 {
  background-color: #396ff4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-396ff4 {
  border: 2px solid #396ff4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #396ff4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 111 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 89% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-396ff4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #396ff4, #6039f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-396ff4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 111 244 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.38 #c6900b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#396ff4  rgb(57, 111, 244)  hsl(223, 89%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#f4be39  rgb(244, 190, 57)  hsl(43, 89%, 59%)  Saffron
#f4396f  rgb(244, 57, 111)  hsl(343, 89%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ff439  rgb(111, 244, 57)  hsl(103, 89%, 59%)  Lawn Green