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#4077FD

#4077fd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4077fd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 46.67% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.7% cyan, 52.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.54°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.2138

Complementary

  1. #4077fd
  2. #fdc640

Split complementary

  1. #4077fd
  2. #fd6840
  3. #d6fd40

Analogous

  1. #40d6fd
  2. #4077fd
  3. #6840fd

Triadic

  1. #4077fd
  2. #fd4077
  3. #77fd40

Tetradic

  1. #4077fd
  2. #c640fd
  3. #fdc640
  4. #77fd40

Square

  1. #4077fd
  2. #fd40d6
  3. #fdc640
  4. #40fd68

Monochromatic

  1. #0230a2
  2. #0247ee
  3. #4077fd
  4. #8cadfe
  5. #d7e3ff

Shades

#4077fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4077fd
  2. #3a6be4
  3. #335fca
  4. #2d53b1
  5. #264798
  6. #203c7f
  7. #1a3065
  8. #13244c
  9. #0d1833
  10. #060c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4077fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4077fd
  2. #5385fd
  3. #6692fd
  4. #79a0fe
  5. #8cadfe
  6. #a0bbfe
  7. #b3c9fe
  8. #c6d6fe
  9. #d9e4ff
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4077fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4077fd
  2. #4678f1
  3. #4d79e4
  4. #537ad8
  5. #5a7bcb
  6. #607cbf
  7. #667cb2
  8. #6d7da6
  9. #737e99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7cbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0289ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2882ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0077fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4077fd {
  color: #4077fd;
}
Background
.bg-4077fd {
  background-color: #4077fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4077fd {
  border: 2px solid #4077fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4077fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 119 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4077fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4077fd, #6840fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4077fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 119 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.78 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.70 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.81 #bf8802 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4077fd  rgb(64, 119, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc640  rgb(253, 198, 64)  hsl(43, 98%, 62%)  Saffron
#fd4077  rgb(253, 64, 119)  hsl(343, 98%, 62%)  French Rose
#77fd40  rgb(119, 253, 64)  hsl(103, 98%, 62%)  Lawn Green