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#4075E4

#4075e4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4075e4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 45.88% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.93% cyan, 48.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 220.61°, with 75.23% saturation and 57.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #4075e4
  2. #e4af40

Split complementary

  1. #4075e4
  2. #e45d40
  3. #c7e440

Analogous

  1. #40c7e4
  2. #4075e4
  3. #5d40e4

Triadic

  1. #4075e4
  2. #e44075
  3. #75e440

Tetradic

  1. #4075e4
  2. #af40e4
  3. #e4af40
  4. #75e440

Square

  1. #4075e4
  2. #e440c7
  3. #e4af40
  4. #40e45d

Monochromatic

  1. #11337a
  2. #1b4fbd
  3. #4075e4
  4. #83a5ed
  5. #c6d6f7

Shades

#4075e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4075e4
  2. #3a69cd
  3. #335eb6
  4. #2d52a0
  5. #264689
  6. #203b72
  7. #1a2f5b
  8. #132344
  9. #0d172e
  10. #060c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4075e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4075e4
  2. #5383e7
  3. #6691e9
  4. #799eec
  5. #8cacef
  6. #a0baf2
  7. #b3c8f4
  8. #c6d6f7
  9. #d9e3fa
  10. #ecf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4075e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4075e4
  2. #4676da
  3. #4d77d0
  4. #5378c6
  5. #5a79bc
  6. #607bb2
  7. #667ca8
  8. #6d7d9e
  9. #737e94
  10. #7a7f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6778af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3582e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a7de6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2474e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4075e4 {
  color: #4075e4;
}
Background
.bg-4075e4 {
  background-color: #4075e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4075e4 {
  border: 2px solid #4075e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4075e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 117 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 75% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4075e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4075e4, #5d40e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4075e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 117 228 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.83 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.53 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.50 #bf8a1b Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4075e4  rgb(64, 117, 228)  hsl(221, 75%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#e4af40  rgb(228, 175, 64)  hsl(41, 75%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#e44075  rgb(228, 64, 117)  hsl(341, 75%, 57%)  Razzmatazz
#75e440  rgb(117, 228, 64)  hsl(101, 75%, 57%)  Lawn Green