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#4273EA

#4273ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4273ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 45.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 50.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 222.5°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1936

Complementary

  1. #4273ea
  2. #eab942

Split complementary

  1. #4273ea
  2. #ea6542
  3. #c7ea42

Analogous

  1. #42c7ea
  2. #4273ea
  3. #6542ea

Triadic

  1. #4273ea
  2. #ea4273
  3. #73ea42

Tetradic

  1. #4273ea
  2. #b942ea
  3. #eab942
  4. #73ea42

Square

  1. #4273ea
  2. #ea42c7
  3. #eab942
  4. #42ea65

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3184
  2. #164ac9
  3. #4273ea
  4. #87a6f2
  5. #ccd9f9

Shades

#4273ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4273ea
  2. #3b68d3
  3. #355cbb
  4. #2e51a4
  5. #28458c
  6. #213a75
  7. #1a2e5e
  8. #142346
  9. #0d172f
  10. #070c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4273ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4273ea
  2. #5581ec
  3. #688fee
  4. #7b9df0
  5. #8eabf2
  6. #a1b9f5
  7. #b3c7f7
  8. #c6d5f9
  9. #d9e3fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4273ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4273ea
  2. #4874df
  3. #4e76d5
  4. #5577ca
  5. #5b78c0
  6. #617ab5
  7. #677baa
  8. #6d7ca0
  9. #747d95
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6877b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2782ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #347ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1973e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4273ea {
  color: #4273ea;
}
Background
.bg-4273ea {
  background-color: #4273ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4273ea {
  border: 2px solid #4273ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4273ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 115 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4273ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4273ea, #6542ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4273ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 115 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.46 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.39 #bd8c15 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4273ea  rgb(66, 115, 234)  hsl(223, 80%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#eab942  rgb(234, 185, 66)  hsl(43, 80%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ea4273  rgb(234, 66, 115)  hsl(343, 80%, 59%)  Razzmatazz
#73ea42  rgb(115, 234, 66)  hsl(103, 80%, 59%)  Lawn Green