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#196DFD

#196dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#196dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.12% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 217.89°, with 98.28% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #196dfd
  2. #fda919

Split complementary

  1. #196dfd
  2. #fd3719
  3. #dffd19

Analogous

  1. #19dffd
  2. #196dfd
  3. #3719fd

Triadic

  1. #196dfd
  2. #fd196d
  3. #6dfd19

Tetradic

  1. #196dfd
  2. #a919fd
  3. #fda919
  4. #6dfd19

Square

  1. #196dfd
  2. #fd19df
  3. #fda919
  4. #19fd37

Monochromatic

  1. #012e7c
  2. #024bc8
  3. #196dfd
  4. #659dfe
  5. #b1cdfe

Shades

#196dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #196dfd
  2. #1762e4
  3. #1457ca
  4. #124cb1
  5. #0f4198
  6. #0d377f
  7. #0a2c65
  8. #08214c
  9. #051633
  10. #030b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#196dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #196dfd
  2. #307cfd
  3. #478afd
  4. #5e99fe
  5. #75a7fe
  6. #8cb6fe
  7. #a3c5fe
  8. #bad3fe
  9. #d1e2ff
  10. #e8f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#196dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #196dfd
  2. #236ff1
  3. #2e71e4
  4. #3873d8
  5. #4275cb
  6. #4d77bf
  7. #5778b2
  8. #617aa6
  9. #6b7c99
  10. #767e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f73bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dfa ≈ 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-196dfd {
  color: #196dfd;
}
Background
.bg-196dfd {
  background-color: #196dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-196dfd {
  border: 2px solid #196dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #196dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 98% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-196dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #196dfd, #3719fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-196dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.76 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.78 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.51 #e69202 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#196dfd  rgb(25, 109, 253)  hsl(218, 98%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#fda919  rgb(253, 169, 25)  hsl(38, 98%, 55%)  Orange
#fd196d  rgb(253, 25, 109)  hsl(338, 98%, 55%)  Rose
#6dfd19  rgb(109, 253, 25)  hsl(98, 98%, 55%)  Lawn Green