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#427AED

#427aed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#427aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 47.84% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.15% cyan, 48.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 220.35°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.2119

Complementary

  1. #427aed
  2. #edb542

Split complementary

  1. #427aed
  2. #ed5f42
  3. #d0ed42

Analogous

  1. #42d0ed
  2. #427aed
  3. #5f42ed

Triadic

  1. #427aed
  2. #ed427a
  3. #7aed42

Tetradic

  1. #427aed
  2. #b542ed
  3. #edb542
  4. #7aed42

Square

  1. #427aed
  2. #ed42d0
  3. #edb542
  4. #42ed5f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3689
  2. #1451cf
  3. #427aed
  4. #88abf4
  5. #cedcfa

Shades

#427aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #427aed
  2. #3b6ed5
  3. #3562be
  4. #2e55a6
  5. #28498e
  6. #213d77
  7. #1a315f
  8. #142547
  9. #0d182f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#427aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #427aed
  2. #5587ef
  3. #6895f1
  4. #7ba2f2
  5. #8eaff4
  6. #a1bdf6
  7. #b3caf8
  8. #c6d7fa
  9. #d9e4fb
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#427aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #427aed
  2. #487be2
  3. #4e7bd7
  4. #557ccc
  5. #5b7cc1
  6. #617db7
  7. #677eac
  8. #6d7ea1
  9. #747f96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7db6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3887f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c82f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2579ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-427aed {
  color: #427aed;
}
Background
.bg-427aed {
  background-color: #427aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-427aed {
  border: 2px solid #427aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #427aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 122 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-427aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #427aed, #5f42ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-427aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 122 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.09 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.17 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.31 #bd8512 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#427aed  rgb(66, 122, 237)  hsl(220, 83%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#edb542  rgb(237, 181, 66)  hsl(40, 83%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ed427a  rgb(237, 66, 122)  hsl(340, 83%, 59%)  French Rose
#7aed42  rgb(122, 237, 66)  hsl(100, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green