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#407BEC

#407bec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407bec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 48.24% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.88% cyan, 47.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 219.42°, with 81.9% saturation and 58.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.2131

Complementary

  1. #407bec
  2. #ecb140

Split complementary

  1. #407bec
  2. #ec5b40
  3. #d1ec40

Analogous

  1. #40d1ec
  2. #407bec
  3. #5b40ec

Triadic

  1. #407bec
  2. #ec407b
  3. #7bec40

Tetradic

  1. #407bec
  2. #b140ec
  3. #ecb140
  4. #7bec40

Square

  1. #407bec
  2. #ec40d1
  3. #ecb140
  4. #40ec5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3786
  2. #1453cb
  3. #407bec
  4. #86abf3
  5. #cbdbfa

Shades

#407bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407bec
  2. #3a6fd4
  3. #3362bd
  4. #2d56a5
  5. #264a8e
  6. #203e76
  7. #1a315e
  8. #132547
  9. #0d192f
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#407bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407bec
  2. #5388ee
  3. #6695f0
  4. #79a3f2
  5. #8cb0f4
  6. #a0bdf6
  7. #b3caf7
  8. #c6d7f9
  9. #d9e5fb
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407bec
  2. #467ce1
  3. #4d7cd6
  4. #537dcc
  5. #5a7dc1
  6. #607eb6
  7. #667eab
  8. #6d7fa0
  9. #737f96
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b88f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d83ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2679eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407bec {
  color: #407bec;
}
Background
.bg-407bec {
  background-color: #407bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407bec {
  border: 2px solid #407bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 123 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407bec, #5b40ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 123 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.92 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.98 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.17 #bf8413 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#407bec  rgb(64, 123, 236)  hsl(219, 82%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecb140  rgb(236, 177, 64)  hsl(39, 82%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ec407b  rgb(236, 64, 123)  hsl(339, 82%, 59%)  French Rose
#7bec40  rgb(123, 236, 64)  hsl(99, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green