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#417CED

#417ced ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#417ced 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.57% cyan, 47.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 219.42°, with 82.69% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.2165

Complementary

  1. #417ced
  2. #edb241

Split complementary

  1. #417ced
  2. #ed5c41
  3. #d2ed41

Analogous

  1. #41d2ed
  2. #417ced
  3. #5c41ed

Triadic

  1. #417ced
  2. #ed417c
  3. #7ced41

Tetradic

  1. #417ced
  2. #b241ed
  3. #edb241
  4. #7ced41

Square

  1. #417ced
  2. #ed41d2
  3. #edb241
  4. #41ed5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3788
  2. #1453ce
  3. #417ced
  4. #87acf4
  5. #cddcfa

Shades

#417ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #417ced
  2. #3b70d5
  3. #3463be
  4. #2e57a6
  5. #274a8e
  6. #213e77
  7. #1a325f
  8. #142547
  9. #0d192f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#417ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #417ced
  2. #5489ef
  3. #6796f1
  4. #7aa3f2
  5. #8db0f4
  6. #a0bef6
  7. #b3cbf8
  8. #c6d8fa
  9. #d9e5fb
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#417ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #417ced
  2. #477ce2
  3. #4e7dd7
  4. #547dcc
  5. #5a7ec1
  6. #617eb7
  7. #677eac
  8. #6d7fa1
  9. #737f96
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d89f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f84f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #287aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-417ced {
  color: #417ced;
}
Background
.bg-417ced {
  background-color: #417ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-417ced {
  border: 2px solid #417ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #417ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 124 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-417ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #417ced, #5c41ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-417ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 124 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.31 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.93 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.96 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.04 #be8312 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#417ced  rgb(65, 124, 237)  hsl(219, 83%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#edb241  rgb(237, 178, 65)  hsl(39, 83%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ed417c  rgb(237, 65, 124)  hsl(339, 83%, 59%)  French Rose
#7ced41  rgb(124, 237, 65)  hsl(99, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green