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#437BFB

#437bfb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#437bfb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 48.24% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.31% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 95.83% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2232

Complementary

  1. #437bfb
  2. #fbc343

Split complementary

  1. #437bfb
  2. #fb6743
  3. #d7fb43

Analogous

  1. #43d7fb
  2. #437bfb
  3. #6743fb

Triadic

  1. #437bfb
  2. #fb437b
  3. #7bfb43

Tetradic

  1. #437bfb
  2. #c343fb
  3. #fbc343
  4. #7bfb43

Square

  1. #437bfb
  2. #fb43d7
  3. #fbc343
  4. #43fb67

Monochromatic

  1. #0334a2
  2. #054bec
  3. #437bfb
  4. #8eb0fd
  5. #d9e4fe

Shades

#437bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #437bfb
  2. #3c6fe2
  3. #3662c9
  4. #2f56b0
  5. #284a97
  6. #223e7e
  7. #1b3164
  8. #14254b
  9. #0d1932
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#437bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #437bfb
  2. #5688fb
  3. #6995fc
  4. #7ba3fc
  5. #8eb0fd
  6. #a1bdfd
  7. #b4cafd
  8. #c7d7fe
  9. #d9e5fe
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#437bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #437bfb
  2. #497cef
  3. #4f7ce2
  4. #557dd6
  5. #5b7dca
  6. #627ebe
  7. #687eb1
  8. #6e7fa5
  9. #747f99
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7fbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #268bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3485fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #107af9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-437bfb {
  color: #437bfb;
}
Background
.bg-437bfb {
  background-color: #437bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-437bfb {
  border: 2px solid #437bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #437bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 123 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-437bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #437bfb, #6743fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-437bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 123 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.96 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.04 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.26 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.06 #bc8404 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#437bfb  rgb(67, 123, 251)  hsl(222, 96%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbc343  rgb(251, 195, 67)  hsl(42, 96%, 62%)  Saffron
#fb437b  rgb(251, 67, 123)  hsl(342, 96%, 62%)  French Rose
#7bfb43  rgb(123, 251, 67)  hsl(102, 96%, 62%)  Lawn Green