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#217DFD

#217dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#217dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.96% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 214.91°, 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.2208

Complementary

  1. #217dfd
  2. #fda121

Split complementary

  1. #217dfd
  2. #fd3321
  3. #ebfd21

Analogous

  1. #21ebfd
  2. #217dfd
  3. #3321fd

Triadic

  1. #217dfd
  2. #fd217d
  3. #7dfd21

Tetradic

  1. #217dfd
  2. #a121fd
  3. #fda121
  4. #7dfd21

Square

  1. #217dfd
  2. #fd21eb
  3. #fda121
  4. #21fd33

Monochromatic

  1. #013884
  2. #0258d0
  3. #217dfd
  4. #6da9fe
  5. #b9d6fe

Shades

#217dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #217dfd
  2. #1e71e4
  3. #1a64ca
  4. #1758b1
  5. #144b98
  6. #113f7f
  7. #0d3265
  8. #0a264c
  9. #071933
  10. #030d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#217dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #217dfd
  2. #378afd
  3. #4d97fd
  4. #64a4fe
  5. #7ab1fe
  6. #90befe
  7. #a6cbfe
  8. #bcd8fe
  9. #d3e5ff
  10. #e9f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#217dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #217dfd
  2. #2b7df1
  3. #347ee4
  4. #3e7ed8
  5. #477ecb
  6. #517fbf
  7. #5a7fb2
  8. #647fa6
  9. #6d7f99
  10. #77808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6880c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #238cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2286ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-217dfd {
  color: #217dfd;
}
Background
.bg-217dfd {
  background-color: #217dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-217dfd {
  border: 2px solid #217dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #217dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 98% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-217dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #217dfd, #3321fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-217dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.71 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.00 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.76 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.19 #de8202 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#217dfd  rgb(33, 125, 253)  hsl(215, 98%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#fda121  rgb(253, 161, 33)  hsl(35, 98%, 56%)  Orange Peel
#fd217d  rgb(253, 33, 125)  hsl(335, 98%, 56%)  Rose
#7dfd21  rgb(125, 253, 33)  hsl(95, 98%, 56%)  Lawn Green