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#4075EA

#4075ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4075ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.65% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 221.29°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1975

Complementary

  1. #4075ea
  2. #eab540

Split complementary

  1. #4075ea
  2. #ea6040
  3. #caea40

Analogous

  1. #40caea
  2. #4075ea
  3. #6040ea

Triadic

  1. #4075ea
  2. #ea4075
  3. #75ea40

Tetradic

  1. #4075ea
  2. #b540ea
  3. #eab540
  4. #75ea40

Square

  1. #4075ea
  2. #ea40ca
  3. #eab540
  4. #40ea60

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3383
  2. #164dc8
  3. #4075ea
  4. #85a7f2
  5. #cad9f9

Shades

#4075ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4075ea
  2. #3a69d3
  3. #335ebb
  4. #2d52a4
  5. #26468c
  6. #203b75
  7. #1a2f5e
  8. #132346
  9. #0d172f
  10. #060c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4075ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4075ea
  2. #5383ec
  3. #6691ee
  4. #799ef0
  5. #8cacf2
  6. #a0baf5
  7. #b3c8f7
  8. #c6d6f9
  9. #d9e3fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4075ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4075ea
  2. #4676df
  3. #4d77d5
  4. #5378ca
  5. #5a79c0
  6. #607bb5
  7. #667caa
  8. #6d7da0
  9. #737e95
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6879b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d83ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #367eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b74e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4075ea {
  color: #4075ea;
}
Background
.bg-4075ea {
  background-color: #4075ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4075ea {
  border: 2px solid #4075ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4075ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 117 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4075ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4075ea, #6040ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4075ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 117 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.79 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.84 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.86 #bf8a15 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4075ea  rgb(64, 117, 234)  hsl(221, 80%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#eab540  rgb(234, 181, 64)  hsl(41, 80%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ea4075  rgb(234, 64, 117)  hsl(341, 80%, 58%)  Razzmatazz
#75ea40  rgb(117, 234, 64)  hsl(101, 80%, 58%)  Lawn Green