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#216DFD

#216dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#216dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.96% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 219.27°, with 98.21% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.53.

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Relative luminance0.1835

Complementary

  1. #216dfd
  2. #fdb121

Split complementary

  1. #216dfd
  2. #fd4321
  3. #dbfd21

Analogous

  1. #21dbfd
  2. #216dfd
  3. #4321fd

Triadic

  1. #216dfd
  2. #fd216d
  3. #6dfd21

Tetradic

  1. #216dfd
  2. #b121fd
  3. #fdb121
  4. #6dfd21

Square

  1. #216dfd
  2. #fd21db
  3. #fdb121
  4. #21fd43

Monochromatic

  1. #012e84
  2. #0249d0
  3. #216dfd
  4. #6d9ffe
  5. #b9d1fe

Shades

#216dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216dfd
  2. #1e62e4
  3. #1a57ca
  4. #174cb1
  5. #144198
  6. #11377f
  7. #0d2c65
  8. #0a214c
  9. #071633
  10. #030b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#216dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216dfd
  2. #377cfd
  3. #4d8afd
  4. #6499fe
  5. #7aa7fe
  6. #90b6fe
  7. #a6c5fe
  8. #bcd3fe
  9. #d3e2ff
  10. #e9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216dfd
  2. #2b6ff1
  3. #3471e4
  4. #3e73d8
  5. #4775cb
  6. #5177bf
  7. #5a78b2
  8. #647aa6
  9. #6d7c99
  10. #777e8d
  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 #6073bc ≈ 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-216dfd {
  color: #216dfd;
}
Background
.bg-216dfd {
  background-color: #216dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-216dfd {
  border: 2px solid #216dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 98% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216dfd, #4321fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.53 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.42 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.47 #de9202 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#216dfd  rgb(33, 109, 253)  hsl(219, 98%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb121  rgb(253, 177, 33)  hsl(39, 98%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#fd216d  rgb(253, 33, 109)  hsl(339, 98%, 56%)  Rose
#6dfd21  rgb(109, 253, 33)  hsl(99, 98%, 56%)  Lawn Green