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#126DFD

#126dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#126dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.89% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 216.77°, with 98.33% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.18.

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Relative luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #126dfd
  2. #fda212

Split complementary

  1. #126dfd
  2. #fd2d12
  3. #e2fd12

Analogous

  1. #12e2fd
  2. #126dfd
  3. #2d12fd

Triadic

  1. #126dfd
  2. #fd126d
  3. #6dfd12

Tetradic

  1. #126dfd
  2. #a212fd
  3. #fda212
  4. #6dfd12

Square

  1. #126dfd
  2. #fd12e2
  3. #fda212
  4. #12fd2d

Monochromatic

  1. #012e75
  2. #024cc1
  3. #126dfd
  4. #5e9cfe
  5. #aacafe

Shades

#126dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #126dfd
  2. #1062e4
  3. #0e57ca
  4. #0d4cb1
  5. #0b4198
  6. #09377f
  7. #072c65
  8. #05214c
  9. #041633
  10. #020b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#126dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #126dfd
  2. #2a7cfd
  3. #418afd
  4. #5999fe
  5. #71a7fe
  6. #89b6fe
  7. #a0c5fe
  8. #b8d3fe
  9. #d0e2ff
  10. #e7f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#126dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #126dfd
  2. #1d6ff1
  3. #2871e4
  4. #3373d8
  5. #3e75cb
  6. #4977bf
  7. #5478b2
  8. #5f7aa6
  9. #6a7c99
  10. #757e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e73bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0079ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-126dfd {
  color: #126dfd;
}
Background
.bg-126dfd {
  background-color: #126dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-126dfd {
  border: 2px solid #126dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #126dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 98% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-126dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #126dfd, #2d12fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-126dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.18 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.11 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.45 #ed9202 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#126dfd  rgb(18, 109, 253)  hsl(217, 98%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#fda212  rgb(253, 162, 18)  hsl(37, 98%, 53%)  Orange Peel
#fd126d  rgb(253, 18, 109)  hsl(337, 98%, 53%)  Rose
#6dfd12  rgb(109, 253, 18)  hsl(97, 98%, 53%)  Lawn Green