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#427BEF

#427bef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#427bef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 48.24% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.38% cyan, 48.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220.23°, 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.2156

Complementary

  1. #427bef
  2. #efb642

Split complementary

  1. #427bef
  2. #ef5f42
  3. #d1ef42

Analogous

  1. #42d1ef
  2. #427bef
  3. #5f42ef

Triadic

  1. #427bef
  2. #ef427b
  3. #7bef42

Tetradic

  1. #427bef
  2. #b642ef
  3. #efb642
  4. #7bef42

Square

  1. #427bef
  2. #ef42d1
  3. #efb642
  4. #42ef5f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c368c
  2. #1251d3
  3. #427bef
  4. #89acf5
  5. #cfdefb

Shades

#427bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #427bef
  2. #3b6fd7
  3. #3562bf
  4. #2e56a7
  5. #284a8f
  6. #213e78
  7. #1a3160
  8. #142548
  9. #0d1930
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#427bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #427bef
  2. #5588f1
  3. #6895f2
  4. #7ba3f4
  5. #8eb0f5
  6. #a1bdf7
  7. #b3caf9
  8. #c6d7fa
  9. #d9e5fc
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#427bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #427bef
  2. #487ce4
  3. #4e7cd9
  4. #557dce
  5. #5b7dc3
  6. #617eb8
  7. #677eac
  8. #6d7fa1
  9. #747f96
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3888f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c83f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2479ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-427bef {
  color: #427bef;
}
Background
.bg-427bef {
  background-color: #427bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-427bef {
  border: 2px solid #427bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #427bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 123 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-427bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #427bef, #5f42ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-427bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 123 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.36 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.62 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.33 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.40 #bd8410 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#427bef  rgb(66, 123, 239)  hsl(220, 84%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#efb642  rgb(239, 182, 66)  hsl(40, 84%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#ef427b  rgb(239, 66, 123)  hsl(340, 84%, 60%)  French Rose
#7bef42  rgb(123, 239, 66)  hsl(100, 84%, 60%)  Lawn Green