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#417CFE

#417cfe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#417cfe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 48.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.41% cyan, 51.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 221.27°, with 98.95% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2269

Complementary

  1. #417cfe
  2. #fec341

Split complementary

  1. #417cfe
  2. #fe6541
  3. #dafe41

Analogous

  1. #41dafe
  2. #417cfe
  3. #6541fe

Triadic

  1. #417cfe
  2. #fe417c
  3. #7cfe41

Tetradic

  1. #417cfe
  2. #c341fe
  3. #fec341
  4. #7cfe41

Square

  1. #417cfe
  2. #fe41da
  3. #fec341
  4. #41fe65

Monochromatic

  1. #0134a5
  2. #014cf1
  3. #417cfe
  4. #8db0fe
  5. #d9e5ff

Shades

#417cfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #417cfe
  2. #3b70e5
  3. #3463cb
  4. #2e57b2
  5. #274a98
  6. #213e7f
  7. #1a3266
  8. #14254c
  9. #0d1933
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#417cfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #417cfe
  2. #5489fe
  3. #6796fe
  4. #7aa3fe
  5. #8db0fe
  6. #a0beff
  7. #b3cbff
  8. #c6d8ff
  9. #d9e5ff
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#417cfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #417cfe
  2. #477cf1
  3. #4e7de5
  4. #547dd8
  5. #5a7ecc
  6. #617ebf
  7. #677eb2
  8. #6d7fa6
  9. #737f99
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e80c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #238cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3286ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #047bfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-417cfe {
  color: #417cfe;
}
Background
.bg-417cfe {
  background-color: #417cfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-417cfe {
  border: 2px solid #417cfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #417cfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 124 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 99% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-417cfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #417cfe, #6541fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-417cfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 124 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.09 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.63 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.79 #be8301 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#417cfe  rgb(65, 124, 254)  hsl(221, 99%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fec341  rgb(254, 195, 65)  hsl(41, 99%, 63%)  Amber
#fe417c  rgb(254, 65, 124)  hsl(341, 99%, 63%)  French Rose
#7cfe41  rgb(124, 254, 65)  hsl(101, 99%, 63%)  Lawn Green