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#417EEC

#417eec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#417eec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 49.41% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.46% cyan, 46.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 218.6°, with 81.82% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.221

Complementary

  1. #417eec
  2. #ecaf41

Split complementary

  1. #417eec
  2. #ec5a41
  3. #d3ec41

Analogous

  1. #41d3ec
  2. #417eec
  3. #5a41ec

Triadic

  1. #417eec
  2. #ec417e
  3. #7eec41

Tetradic

  1. #417eec
  2. #af41ec
  3. #ecaf41
  4. #7eec41

Square

  1. #417eec
  2. #ec41d3
  3. #ecaf41
  4. #41ec5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3987
  2. #1456cc
  3. #417eec
  4. #87adf3
  5. #ccdcfa

Shades

#417eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #417eec
  2. #3b71d4
  3. #3465bd
  4. #2e58a5
  5. #274c8e
  6. #213f76
  7. #1a325e
  8. #142647
  9. #0d192f
  10. #070d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#417eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #417eec
  2. #548bee
  3. #6798f0
  4. #7aa5f2
  5. #8db2f4
  6. #a0bff6
  7. #b3cbf7
  8. #c6d8f9
  9. #d9e5fb
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#417eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #417eec
  2. #477ee1
  3. #4e7ed6
  4. #547fcc
  5. #5a7fc1
  6. #617fb6
  7. #677fab
  8. #6d7fa0
  9. #738096
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d80b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #438af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #167aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4285ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d7ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ec8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-417eec {
  color: #417eec;
}
Background
.bg-417eec {
  background-color: #417eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-417eec {
  border: 2px solid #417eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #417eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 126 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-417eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #417eec, #5a41ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-417eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 126 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.02 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.21 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.69 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.22 #be8113 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#417eec  rgb(65, 126, 236)  hsl(219, 82%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecaf41  rgb(236, 175, 65)  hsl(39, 82%, 59%)  Marigold
#ec417e  rgb(236, 65, 126)  hsl(339, 82%, 59%)  French Rose
#7eec41  rgb(126, 236, 65)  hsl(99, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green