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#407BEF

#407bef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407bef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.22% cyan, 48.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 219.77°, with 84.54% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.2149

Complementary

  1. #407bef
  2. #efb440

Split complementary

  1. #407bef
  2. #ef5c40
  3. #d3ef40

Analogous

  1. #40d3ef
  2. #407bef
  3. #5c40ef

Triadic

  1. #407bef
  2. #ef407b
  3. #7bef40

Tetradic

  1. #407bef
  2. #b440ef
  3. #efb440
  4. #7bef40

Square

  1. #407bef
  2. #ef40d3
  3. #efb440
  4. #40ef5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c368a
  2. #1252d1
  3. #407bef
  4. #87acf5
  5. #cdddfb

Shades

#407bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407bef
  2. #3a6fd7
  3. #3362bf
  4. #2d56a7
  5. #264a8f
  6. #203e78
  7. #1a3160
  8. #132548
  9. #0d1930
  10. #060c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#407bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407bef
  2. #5388f1
  3. #6695f2
  4. #79a3f4
  5. #8cb0f5
  6. #a0bdf7
  7. #b3caf9
  8. #c6d7fa
  9. #d9e5fc
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407bef
  2. #467ce4
  3. #4d7cd9
  4. #537dce
  5. #5a7dc3
  6. #607eb8
  7. #667eac
  8. #6d7fa1
  9. #737f96
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3888f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b83f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2279ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407bef {
  color: #407bef;
}
Background
.bg-407bef {
  background-color: #407bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407bef {
  border: 2px solid #407bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 123 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407bef, #5c40ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 123 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.66 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.22 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.23 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.29 #bf8410 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#407bef  rgb(64, 123, 239)  hsl(220, 85%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#efb440  rgb(239, 180, 64)  hsl(40, 85%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ef407b  rgb(239, 64, 123)  hsl(340, 85%, 59%)  French Rose
#7bef40  rgb(123, 239, 64)  hsl(100, 85%, 59%)  Lawn Green