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#437BF2

#437bf2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#437bf2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 48.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.31% cyan, 49.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 220.8°, with 87.06% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.2177

Complementary

  1. #437bf2
  2. #f2ba43

Split complementary

  1. #437bf2
  2. #f26343
  3. #d2f243

Analogous

  1. #43d2f2
  2. #437bf2
  3. #6343f2

Triadic

  1. #437bf2
  2. #f2437b
  3. #7bf243

Tetradic

  1. #437bf2
  2. #ba43f2
  3. #f2ba43
  4. #7bf243

Square

  1. #437bf2
  2. #f243d2
  3. #f2ba43
  4. #43f263

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3692
  2. #0f50d9
  3. #437bf2
  4. #8badf7
  5. #d2dffc

Shades

#437bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #437bf2
  2. #3c6fda
  3. #3662c2
  4. #2f56a9
  5. #284a91
  6. #223e79
  7. #1b3161
  8. #142549
  9. #0d1930
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#437bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #437bf2
  2. #5688f3
  3. #6995f5
  4. #7ba3f6
  5. #8eb0f7
  6. #a1bdf9
  7. #b4cafa
  8. #c7d7fb
  9. #d9e5fc
  10. #ecf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#437bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #437bf2
  2. #497ce7
  3. #4f7cdb
  4. #557dd0
  5. #5b7dc4
  6. #627eb9
  7. #687eae
  8. #6e7fa2
  9. #747f97
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3589f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b84f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #227af1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-437bf2 {
  color: #437bf2;
}
Background
.bg-437bf2 {
  background-color: #437bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-437bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #437bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #437bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 123 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 87% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-437bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #437bf2, #6343f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-437bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 123 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.00 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.29 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.40 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.62 #bc840d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#437bf2  rgb(67, 123, 242)  hsl(221, 87%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2ba43  rgb(242, 186, 67)  hsl(41, 87%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#f2437b  rgb(242, 67, 123)  hsl(341, 87%, 61%)  French Rose
#7bf243  rgb(123, 242, 67)  hsl(101, 87%, 61%)  Lawn Green