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#4372FF

#4372ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4372ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 44.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.73% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 100% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2045

Complementary

  1. #4372ff
  2. #ffd043

Split complementary

  1. #4372ff
  2. #ff7243
  3. #d0ff43

Analogous

  1. #43d0ff
  2. #4372ff
  3. #7243ff

Triadic

  1. #4372ff
  2. #ff4372
  3. #72ff43

Tetradic

  1. #4372ff
  2. #d043ff
  3. #ffd043
  4. #72ff43

Square

  1. #4372ff
  2. #ff43d0
  3. #ffd043
  4. #43ff72

Monochromatic

  1. #002aa9
  2. #003df6
  3. #4372ff
  4. #90abff
  5. #dce5ff

Shades

#4372ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4372ff
  2. #3c67e6
  3. #365bcc
  4. #2f50b3
  5. #284499
  6. #223980
  7. #1b2e66
  8. #14224d
  9. #0d1733
  10. #070b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4372ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4372ff
  2. #5680ff
  3. #698eff
  4. #7b9cff
  5. #8eaaff
  6. #a1b9ff
  7. #b4c7ff
  8. #c7d5ff
  9. #d9e3ff
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4372ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4372ff
  2. #4973f2
  3. #4f75e6
  4. #5576d9
  5. #5b78cc
  6. #6279c0
  7. #687ab3
  8. #6e7ca6
  9. #747d99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a79bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b7eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0074fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4372ff {
  color: #4372ff;
}
Background
.bg-4372ff {
  background-color: #4372ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4372ff {
  border: 2px solid #4372ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4372ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 114 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4372ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4372ff, #7243ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4372ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 114 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.37 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.67 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.45 #bc8d00 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4372ff  rgb(67, 114, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd043  rgb(255, 208, 67)  hsl(45, 100%, 63%)  Sunglow
#ff4372  rgb(255, 67, 114)  hsl(345, 100%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72ff43  rgb(114, 255, 67)  hsl(105, 100%, 63%)  Neon Green