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#4071FF

#4071ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4071ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 44.31% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.9% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 224.61°, with 100% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2012

Complementary

  1. #4071ff
  2. #ffce40

Split complementary

  1. #4071ff
  2. #ff6f40
  3. #d0ff40

Analogous

  1. #40d0ff
  2. #4071ff
  3. #6f40ff

Triadic

  1. #4071ff
  2. #ff4071
  3. #71ff40

Tetradic

  1. #4071ff
  2. #ce40ff
  3. #ffce40
  4. #71ff40

Square

  1. #4071ff
  2. #ff40d0
  3. #ffce40
  4. #40ff6f

Monochromatic

  1. #002ba6
  2. #003ef3
  3. #4071ff
  4. #8daaff
  5. #d9e3ff

Shades

#4071ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4071ff
  2. #3a66e6
  3. #335acc
  4. #2d4fb3
  5. #264499
  6. #203980
  7. #1a2d66
  8. #13224d
  9. #0d1733
  10. #060b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4071ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4071ff
  2. #537fff
  3. #668dff
  4. #799cff
  5. #8caaff
  6. #a0b8ff
  7. #b3c6ff
  8. #c6d4ff
  9. #d9e3ff
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4071ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4071ff
  2. #4673f2
  3. #4d74e6
  4. #5376d9
  5. #5a77cc
  6. #6079c0
  7. #667ab3
  8. #6d7ca6
  9. #737d99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6978bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #137eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4071ff {
  color: #4071ff;
}
Background
.bg-4071ff {
  background-color: #4071ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4071ff {
  border: 2px solid #4071ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4071ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 113 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4071ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4071ff, #6f40ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4071ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 113 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.12 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.81 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.02 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.29 #bf8e00 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4071ff  rgb(64, 113, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffce40  rgb(255, 206, 64)  hsl(45, 100%, 63%)  Sunglow
#ff4071  rgb(255, 64, 113)  hsl(345, 100%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#71ff40  rgb(113, 255, 64)  hsl(105, 100%, 63%)  Harlequin