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#437BFC

#437bfc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#437bfc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.41% cyan, 51.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 221.84°, with 96.86% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2239

Complementary

  1. #437bfc
  2. #fcc443

Split complementary

  1. #437bfc
  2. #fc6843
  3. #d7fc43

Analogous

  1. #43d7fc
  2. #437bfc
  3. #6843fc

Triadic

  1. #437bfc
  2. #fc437b
  3. #7bfc43

Tetradic

  1. #437bfc
  2. #c443fc
  3. #fcc443
  4. #7bfc43

Square

  1. #437bfc
  2. #fc43d7
  3. #fcc443
  4. #43fc68

Monochromatic

  1. #0333a3
  2. #044bef
  3. #437bfc
  4. #8eb0fd
  5. #dae5fe

Shades

#437bfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #437bfc
  2. #3c6fe3
  3. #3662ca
  4. #2f56b0
  5. #284a97
  6. #223e7e
  7. #1b3165
  8. #14254c
  9. #0d1932
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#437bfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #437bfc
  2. #5688fc
  3. #6995fd
  4. #7ba3fd
  5. #8eb0fd
  6. #a1bdfe
  7. #b4cafe
  8. #c7d7fe
  9. #d9e5fe
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#437bfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #437bfc
  2. #497cf0
  3. #4f7ce3
  4. #557dd7
  5. #5b7dca
  6. #627ebe
  7. #687eb2
  8. #6e7fa5
  9. #747f99
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7fbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #248bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3385ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d7afa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-437bfc {
  color: #437bfc;
}
Background
.bg-437bfc {
  background-color: #437bfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-437bfc {
  border: 2px solid #437bfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #437bfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 123 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-437bfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #437bfc, #6843fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-437bfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 123 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.34 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.11 #bc8403 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#437bfc  rgb(67, 123, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc443  rgb(252, 196, 67)  hsl(42, 97%, 63%)  Saffron
#fc437b  rgb(252, 67, 123)  hsl(342, 97%, 63%)  French Rose
#7bfc43  rgb(123, 252, 67)  hsl(102, 97%, 63%)  Lawn Green