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#407AEF

#407aef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407aef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 47.84% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.22% cyan, 48.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220.11°, 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2124

Complementary

  1. #407aef
  2. #efb540

Split complementary

  1. #407aef
  2. #ef5d40
  3. #d2ef40

Analogous

  1. #40d2ef
  2. #407aef
  3. #5d40ef

Triadic

  1. #407aef
  2. #ef407a
  3. #7aef40

Tetradic

  1. #407aef
  2. #b540ef
  3. #efb540
  4. #7aef40

Square

  1. #407aef
  2. #ef40d2
  3. #efb540
  4. #40ef5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c368a
  2. #1251d1
  3. #407aef
  4. #87abf5
  5. #cddcfb

Shades

#407aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407aef
  2. #3a6ed7
  3. #3362bf
  4. #2d55a7
  5. #26498f
  6. #203d78
  7. #1a3160
  8. #132548
  9. #0d1830
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#407aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407aef
  2. #5387f1
  3. #6695f2
  4. #79a2f4
  5. #8caff5
  6. #a0bdf7
  7. #b3caf9
  8. #c6d7fa
  9. #d9e4fc
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407aef
  2. #467be4
  3. #4d7bd9
  4. #537cce
  5. #5a7cc3
  6. #607db8
  7. #667eac
  8. #6d7ea1
  9. #737f96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7db7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3588f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a82f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2079ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407aef {
  color: #407aef;
}
Background
.bg-407aef {
  background-color: #407aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407aef {
  border: 2px solid #407aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 122 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407aef, #5d40ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 122 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.72 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.12 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.35 #bf8510 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#407aef  rgb(64, 122, 239)  hsl(220, 85%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#efb540  rgb(239, 181, 64)  hsl(40, 85%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ef407a  rgb(239, 64, 122)  hsl(340, 85%, 59%)  French Rose
#7aef40  rgb(122, 239, 64)  hsl(100, 85%, 59%)  Lawn Green