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#4274EF

#4274ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4274ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 45.49% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.38% cyan, 51.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.66°, with 84.39% saturation and 59.8% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.1988

Complementary

  1. #4274ef
  2. #efbd42

Split complementary

  1. #4274ef
  2. #ef6642
  3. #caef42

Analogous

  1. #42caef
  2. #4274ef
  3. #6642ef

Triadic

  1. #4274ef
  2. #ef4274
  3. #74ef42

Tetradic

  1. #4274ef
  2. #bd42ef
  3. #efbd42
  4. #74ef42

Square

  1. #4274ef
  2. #ef42ca
  3. #efbd42
  4. #42ef66

Monochromatic

  1. #0c318c
  2. #124ad3
  3. #4274ef
  4. #89a8f5
  5. #cfdcfb

Shades

#4274ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4274ef
  2. #3b68d7
  3. #355dbf
  4. #2e51a7
  5. #28468f
  6. #213a78
  7. #1a2e60
  8. #142348
  9. #0d1730
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4274ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4274ef
  2. #5582f1
  3. #6890f2
  4. #7b9ef4
  5. #8eacf5
  6. #a1baf7
  7. #b3c7f9
  8. #c6d5fa
  9. #d9e3fc
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4274ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4274ef
  2. #4875e4
  3. #4e76d9
  4. #5578ce
  5. #5b79c3
  6. #617ab8
  7. #677bac
  8. #6d7ca1
  9. #747e96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6978b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2184f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #317ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1274ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4274ef {
  color: #4274ef;
}
Background
.bg-4274ef {
  background-color: #4274ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4274ef {
  border: 2px solid #4274ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4274ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 116 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4274ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4274ef, #6642ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4274ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 116 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.29 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.48 #bd8b10 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4274ef  rgb(66, 116, 239)  hsl(223, 84%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#efbd42  rgb(239, 189, 66)  hsl(43, 84%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#ef4274  rgb(239, 66, 116)  hsl(343, 84%, 60%)  French Rose
#74ef42  rgb(116, 239, 66)  hsl(103, 84%, 60%)  Lawn Green