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#417CEB

#417ceb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#417ceb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 48.63% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.34% cyan, 47.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 219.18°, with 80.95% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.2154

Complementary

  1. #417ceb
  2. #ebb041

Split complementary

  1. #417ceb
  2. #eb5b41
  3. #d1eb41

Analogous

  1. #41d1eb
  2. #417ceb
  3. #5b41eb

Triadic

  1. #417ceb
  2. #eb417c
  3. #7ceb41

Tetradic

  1. #417ceb
  2. #b041eb
  3. #ebb041
  4. #7ceb41

Square

  1. #417ceb
  2. #eb41d1
  3. #ebb041
  4. #41eb5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3785
  2. #1554ca
  3. #417ceb
  4. #86acf2
  5. #cbdbfa

Shades

#417ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #417ceb
  2. #3b70d4
  3. #3463bc
  4. #2e57a5
  5. #274a8d
  6. #213e76
  7. #1a325e
  8. #142547
  9. #0d192f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#417ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #417ceb
  2. #5489ed
  3. #6796ef
  4. #7aa3f1
  5. #8db0f3
  6. #a0bef5
  7. #b3cbf7
  8. #c6d8f9
  9. #d9e5fb
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#417ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #417ceb
  2. #477ce0
  3. #4e7dd6
  4. #547dcb
  5. #5a7ec0
  6. #617eb6
  7. #677eab
  8. #6d7fa0
  9. #737f95
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f88ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b79e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4083ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a7aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-417ceb {
  color: #417ceb;
}
Background
.bg-417ceb {
  background-color: #417ceb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-417ceb {
  border: 2px solid #417ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #417ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 124 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-417ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #417ceb, #5b41eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-417ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 124 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.03 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.82 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.96 #be8314 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#417ceb  rgb(65, 124, 235)  hsl(219, 81%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebb041  rgb(235, 176, 65)  hsl(39, 81%, 59%)  Marigold
#eb417c  rgb(235, 65, 124)  hsl(339, 81%, 59%)  French Rose
#7ceb41  rgb(124, 235, 65)  hsl(99, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green