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#4076DB

#4076db ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4076db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 46.27% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.78% cyan, 46.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 219.1°, with 68.28% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.1916

Complementary

  1. #4076db
  2. #dba540

Split complementary

  1. #4076db
  2. #db5840
  3. #c3db40

Analogous

  1. #40c3db
  2. #4076db
  3. #5840db

Triadic

  1. #4076db
  2. #db4076
  3. #76db40

Tetradic

  1. #4076db
  2. #a540db
  3. #dba540
  4. #76db40

Square

  1. #4076db
  2. #db40c3
  3. #dba540
  4. #40db58

Monochromatic

  1. #15346d
  2. #2152ae
  3. #4076db
  4. #80a4e7
  5. #c1d2f3

Shades

#4076db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4076db
  2. #3a6ac5
  3. #335eaf
  4. #2d5399
  5. #264783
  6. #203b6e
  7. #1a2f58
  8. #132342
  9. #0d182c
  10. #060c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4076db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4076db
  2. #5384df
  3. #6691e2
  4. #799fe6
  5. #8cade9
  6. #a0bbed
  7. #b3c8f1
  8. #c6d6f4
  9. #d9e4f8
  10. #ecf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4076db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4076db
  2. #4677d2
  3. #4d78c9
  4. #5379c0
  5. #5a7ab7
  6. #607bae
  7. #667ca4
  8. #6d7d9b
  9. #737e92
  10. #7a7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6778a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4181df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e72d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #417ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f74da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4076db {
  color: #4076db;
}
Background
.bg-4076db {
  background-color: #4076db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4076db {
  border: 2px solid #4076db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4076db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 118 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4076db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4076db, #5840db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4076db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 118 219 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.98 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.76 #bf8924 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4076db  rgb(64, 118, 219)  hsl(219, 68%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#dba540  rgb(219, 165, 64)  hsl(39, 68%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#db4076  rgb(219, 64, 118)  hsl(339, 68%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#76db40  rgb(118, 219, 64)  hsl(99, 68%, 55%)  Lime Green