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#417BFD

#417bfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#417bfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 48.24% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.31% cyan, 51.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.49°, with 97.92% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.2238

Complementary

  1. #417bfd
  2. #fdc341

Split complementary

  1. #417bfd
  2. #fd6541
  3. #d9fd41

Analogous

  1. #41d9fd
  2. #417bfd
  3. #6541fd

Triadic

  1. #417bfd
  2. #fd417b
  3. #7bfd41

Tetradic

  1. #417bfd
  2. #c341fd
  3. #fdc341
  4. #7bfd41

Square

  1. #417bfd
  2. #fd41d9
  3. #fdc341
  4. #41fd65

Monochromatic

  1. #0234a3
  2. #034bef
  3. #417bfd
  4. #8db0fe
  5. #d8e4ff

Shades

#417bfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #417bfd
  2. #3b6fe4
  3. #3462ca
  4. #2e56b1
  5. #274a98
  6. #213e7f
  7. #1a3165
  8. #14254c
  9. #0d1933
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#417bfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #417bfd
  2. #5488fd
  3. #6795fd
  4. #7aa3fe
  5. #8db0fe
  6. #a0bdfe
  7. #b3cafe
  8. #c6d7fe
  9. #d9e5ff
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#417bfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #417bfd
  2. #477cf1
  3. #4e7ce4
  4. #547dd8
  5. #5a7dcb
  6. #617ebf
  7. #677eb2
  8. #6d7fa6
  9. #737f99
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7fc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #218bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007afa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3185ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #027afb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-417bfd {
  color: #417bfd;
}
Background
.bg-417bfd {
  background-color: #417bfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-417bfd {
  border: 2px solid #417bfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #417bfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 123 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-417bfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #417bfd, #6541fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-417bfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 123 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.28 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.41 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.03 #be8402 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#417bfd  rgb(65, 123, 253)  hsl(221, 98%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc341  rgb(253, 195, 65)  hsl(41, 98%, 62%)  Amber
#fd417b  rgb(253, 65, 123)  hsl(341, 98%, 62%)  French Rose
#7bfd41  rgb(123, 253, 65)  hsl(101, 98%, 62%)  Lawn Green