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#4071FA

#4071fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4071fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 44.31% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.4% cyan, 54.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 224.19°, with 94.9% saturation and 61.57% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #4071fa
  2. #fac940

Split complementary

  1. #4071fa
  2. #fa6c40
  3. #cefa40

Analogous

  1. #40cefa
  2. #4071fa
  3. #6c40fa

Triadic

  1. #4071fa
  2. #fa4071
  3. #71fa40

Tetradic

  1. #4071fa
  2. #c940fa
  3. #fac940
  4. #71fa40

Square

  1. #4071fa
  2. #fa40ce
  3. #fac940
  4. #40fa6c

Monochromatic

  1. #042c9d
  2. #0641e7
  3. #4071fa
  4. #8ba8fc
  5. #d5e0fe

Shades

#4071fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4071fa
  2. #3a66e1
  3. #335ac8
  4. #2d4faf
  5. #264496
  6. #20397d
  7. #1a2d64
  8. #13224b
  9. #0d1732
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4071fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4071fa
  2. #537ffb
  3. #668dfb
  4. #799cfc
  5. #8caafc
  6. #a0b8fd
  7. #b3c6fd
  8. #c6d4fe
  9. #d9e3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4071fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4071fa
  2. #4673ee
  3. #4d74e2
  4. #5376d5
  5. #5a77c9
  6. #6079bd
  7. #667ab1
  8. #6d7ca5
  9. #737d98
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6877bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d7dfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4071fa {
  color: #4071fa;
}
Background
.bg-4071fa {
  background-color: #4071fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4071fa {
  border: 2px solid #4071fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4071fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 113 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4071fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4071fa, #6c40fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4071fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 113 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.82 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.50 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.78 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.20 #bf8e05 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4071fa  rgb(64, 113, 250)  hsl(224, 95%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac940  rgb(250, 201, 64)  hsl(44, 95%, 62%)  Sunglow
#fa4071  rgb(250, 64, 113)  hsl(344, 95%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#71fa40  rgb(113, 250, 64)  hsl(104, 95%, 62%)  Neon Green