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#4080FC

#4080fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4080fc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 50.2% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.6% cyan, 49.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 219.57°, with 96.91% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.2356

Complementary

  1. #4080fc
  2. #fcbc40

Split complementary

  1. #4080fc
  2. #fc5e40
  3. #defc40

Analogous

  1. #40defc
  2. #4080fc
  3. #5e40fc

Triadic

  1. #4080fc
  2. #fc4080
  3. #80fc40

Tetradic

  1. #4080fc
  2. #bc40fc
  3. #fcbc40
  4. #80fc40

Square

  1. #4080fc
  2. #fc40de
  3. #fcbc40
  4. #40fc5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0338a0
  2. #0453ec
  3. #4080fc
  4. #8bb2fd
  5. #d7e4fe

Shades

#4080fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4080fc
  2. #3a73e3
  3. #3366ca
  4. #2d5ab0
  5. #264d97
  6. #20407e
  7. #1a3365
  8. #13264c
  9. #0d1a32
  10. #060d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4080fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4080fc
  2. #538dfc
  3. #6699fd
  4. #79a6fd
  5. #8cb3fd
  6. #a0c0fe
  7. #b3ccfe
  8. #c6d9fe
  9. #d9e6fe
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4080fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4080fc
  2. #4680f0
  3. #4d80e3
  4. #5380d7
  5. #5a80ca
  6. #6080be
  7. #6680b2
  8. #6d80a5
  9. #738099
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7083c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #358eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009eb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a89ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a7efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4080fc {
  color: #4080fc;
}
Background
.bg-4080fc {
  background-color: #4080fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4080fc {
  border: 2px solid #4080fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4080fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 128 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4080fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4080fc, #5e40fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4080fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 128 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.45 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.92 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.41 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.70 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.18 #bf7f03 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4080fc  rgb(64, 128, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcbc40  rgb(252, 188, 64)  hsl(40, 97%, 62%)  Amber
#fc4080  rgb(252, 64, 128)  hsl(340, 97%, 62%)  French Rose
#80fc40  rgb(128, 252, 64)  hsl(100, 97%, 62%)  Lawn Green