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#4074EB

#4074eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4074eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 45.49% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.77% cyan, 50.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.75°, with 81.04% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.1958

Complementary

  1. #4074eb
  2. #ebb740

Split complementary

  1. #4074eb
  2. #eb6140
  3. #caeb40

Analogous

  1. #40caeb
  2. #4074eb
  3. #6140eb

Triadic

  1. #4074eb
  2. #eb4074
  3. #74eb40

Tetradic

  1. #4074eb
  2. #b740eb
  3. #ebb740
  4. #74eb40

Square

  1. #4074eb
  2. #eb40ca
  3. #ebb740
  4. #40eb61

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3284
  2. #154cc9
  3. #4074eb
  4. #85a6f2
  5. #cbd9fa

Shades

#4074eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4074eb
  2. #3a68d4
  3. #335dbc
  4. #2d51a5
  5. #26468d
  6. #203a76
  7. #1a2e5e
  8. #132347
  9. #0d172f
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4074eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4074eb
  2. #5382ed
  3. #6690ef
  4. #799ef1
  5. #8cacf3
  6. #a0baf5
  7. #b3c7f7
  8. #c6d5f9
  9. #d9e3fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4074eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4074eb
  2. #4675e0
  3. #4d76d6
  4. #5378cb
  5. #5a79c0
  6. #607ab6
  7. #667bab
  8. #6d7ca0
  9. #737e95
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6878b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2883ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #337dee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1773ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4074eb {
  color: #4074eb;
}
Background
.bg-4074eb {
  background-color: #4074eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4074eb {
  border: 2px solid #4074eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4074eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 116 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4074eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4074eb, #6140eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4074eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 116 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.75 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.11 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.96 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.13 #bf8b14 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4074eb  rgb(64, 116, 235)  hsl(222, 81%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebb740  rgb(235, 183, 64)  hsl(42, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#eb4074  rgb(235, 64, 116)  hsl(342, 81%, 59%)  Razzmatazz
#74eb40  rgb(116, 235, 64)  hsl(102, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green