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#4076EF

#4076ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4076ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 46.27% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.22% cyan, 50.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.49°, with 84.54% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.2028

Complementary

  1. #4076ef
  2. #efb940

Split complementary

  1. #4076ef
  2. #ef6240
  3. #cdef40

Analogous

  1. #40cdef
  2. #4076ef
  3. #6240ef

Triadic

  1. #4076ef
  2. #ef4076
  3. #76ef40

Tetradic

  1. #4076ef
  2. #b940ef
  3. #efb940
  4. #76ef40

Square

  1. #4076ef
  2. #ef40cd
  3. #efb940
  4. #40ef62

Monochromatic

  1. #0c338a
  2. #124dd1
  3. #4076ef
  4. #87a9f5
  5. #cddbfb

Shades

#4076ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4076ef
  2. #3a6ad7
  3. #335ebf
  4. #2d53a7
  5. #26478f
  6. #203b78
  7. #1a2f60
  8. #132348
  9. #0d1830
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4076ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4076ef
  2. #5384f1
  3. #6691f2
  4. #799ff4
  5. #8cadf5
  6. #a0bbf7
  7. #b3c8f9
  8. #c6d6fa
  9. #d9e4fc
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4076ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4076ef
  2. #4677e4
  3. #4d78d9
  4. #5379ce
  5. #5a7ac3
  6. #607bb8
  7. #667cac
  8. #6d7da1
  9. #737e96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697ab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2885f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #337ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1575ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4076ef {
  color: #4076ef;
}
Background
.bg-4076ef {
  background-color: #4076ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4076ef {
  border: 2px solid #4076ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4076ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 118 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4076ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4076ef, #6240ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4076ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 118 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.93 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.99 #bf8910 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4076ef  rgb(64, 118, 239)  hsl(221, 85%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#efb940  rgb(239, 185, 64)  hsl(41, 85%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ef4076  rgb(239, 64, 118)  hsl(341, 85%, 59%)  French Rose
#76ef40  rgb(118, 239, 64)  hsl(101, 85%, 59%)  Lawn Green