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#256DFD

#256dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#256dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.38% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 98.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.1842

Complementary

  1. #256dfd
  2. #fdb525

Split complementary

  1. #256dfd
  2. #fd4925
  3. #d9fd25

Analogous

  1. #25d9fd
  2. #256dfd
  3. #4925fd

Triadic

  1. #256dfd
  2. #fd256d
  3. #6dfd25

Tetradic

  1. #256dfd
  2. #b525fd
  3. #fdb525
  4. #6dfd25

Square

  1. #256dfd
  2. #fd25d9
  3. #fdb525
  4. #25fd49

Monochromatic

  1. #012e88
  2. #0248d4
  3. #256dfd
  4. #71a0fe
  5. #bdd3fe

Shades

#256dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256dfd
  2. #2162e4
  3. #1e57ca
  4. #1a4cb1
  5. #164198
  6. #13377f
  7. #0f2c65
  8. #0b214c
  9. #071633
  10. #040b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#256dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256dfd
  2. #3b7cfd
  3. #518afd
  4. #6699fe
  5. #7ca7fe
  6. #92b6fe
  7. #a8c5fe
  8. #bed3fe
  9. #d3e2ff
  10. #e9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256dfd
  2. #2e6ff1
  3. #3771e4
  4. #4073d8
  5. #4975cb
  6. #5377bf
  7. #5c78b2
  8. #657aa6
  9. #6e7c99
  10. #777e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 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 #006efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256dfd {
  color: #256dfd;
}
Background
.bg-256dfd {
  background-color: #256dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-256dfd {
  border: 2px solid #256dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256dfd, #4925fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.53 #da9202 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#256dfd  rgb(37, 109, 253)  hsl(220, 98%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb525  rgb(253, 181, 37)  hsl(40, 98%, 57%)  Amber
#fd256d  rgb(253, 37, 109)  hsl(340, 98%, 57%)  Rose
#6dfd25  rgb(109, 253, 37)  hsl(100, 98%, 57%)  Lawn Green