Brandeis Blue

#0070FF

Brandeis Blue #0070FF

Shades of Brandeis Blue

#006EFF

#0062E2

#0055C6

#0049AA

#003D8D

#003171

#002455

#001838

#000C1C

#000000

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Tints of Brandeis Blue

#006EFF

#1C7EFF

#388EFF

#549EFF

#71AEFF

#8DBEFF

#AACEFF

#C6DEFF

#E2EEFF

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Brandeis Blue

#006EFF

#0E70F0

#1C72E2

#2A74D4

#3876C6

#4677B8

#5479AA

#637B9B

#717D8D

#7F7F7F

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What color is Brandeis Blue

Brandeis Blue is a light bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Brandeis Blue is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Brandeis Blue

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Brandeis Blue is #0070FF.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Brandeis Blue has 0%% Red, 44% Green, and 100% Blue.
Brandeis Blue has 214° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Brandeis Blue has 214° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Brandeis Blue has 100% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#0070FF

RGB

(0, 112, 255)

(0%, 44%, 100%)

HSV

(214°, 100, 100)

(59%, 100%, 100%)

HSL

(214°, 100, 50)

(59%, 100%, 50%)

CMYK

(100, 56, 0, 0)

(100%, 56%, 0%, 0%)

How does Brandeis Blue contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Brandeis Blue is 19%, which is low.
Brandeis Blue has a higher contrast with black than white. Brandeis Blue and black have a 4.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles. Brandeis Blue and white have a 4.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

19%

AA (4.8)

insufficient (4.4)

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Example Black

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What colors go with Brandeis Blue

Summer

#522F3A

#0070FF

#D7A7B2

#A3CAFF

#E8EAEE

Winter

#003882

#0070FF

#77B0C3

#BAD5FF

#C8EEFA

Spring

#234983

#0070FF

#67C3BA

#BAD5FF

#C6E8EC

Analogous

#1F4277

#0070FF

#3BA1DC

#C1D8FF

#ECF4F5

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How to mix Brandeis Blue paint

To mix Brandeis Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 72% Blue, 28% Cyan, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

72%

Cyan

28%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

0%

To mix Brandeis Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 64% Cyan, 36% Magenta, as shown below.

Cyan

64%

Magenta

36%

Yellow

0%

Black

0%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Brandeis Blue

Colors similar to Brandeis Blue are: Bright Blue, ArtyClick Deep Sky Blue, Blue Dress, Clear Blue, and Azul. Bright Blue is darker than Brandeis Blue. ArtyClick Deep Sky Blue is more cyan and lighter than Brandeis Blue. Blue Dress is more cyan and paler and lighter than Brandeis Blue. Clear Blue is paler and lighter than Brandeis Blue. Azul is more blue and paler and darker than Brandeis Blue.

Bright Blue

#0165FC

darker

ArtyClick Deep Sky Blue

#007FFF

more cyan,

lighter

Blue Dress

#157DEC

more cyan,

paler,

lighter

Clear Blue

#247AFD

paler,

lighter

Azul

#1D5DEC

more blue,

paler,

darker