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#4471EF

#4471ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4471ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 44.31% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.55% cyan, 52.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 224.21°, with 84.24% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1927

Complementary

  1. #4471ef
  2. #efc244

Split complementary

  1. #4471ef
  2. #ef6d44
  3. #c7ef44

Analogous

  1. #44c7ef
  2. #4471ef
  3. #6d44ef

Triadic

  1. #4471ef
  2. #ef4471
  3. #71ef44

Tetradic

  1. #4471ef
  2. #c244ef
  3. #efc244
  4. #71ef44

Square

  1. #4471ef
  2. #ef44c7
  3. #efc244
  4. #44ef6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2e8e
  2. #1245d4
  3. #4471ef
  4. #8aa7f5
  5. #d1dcfb

Shades

#4471ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4471ef
  2. #3d66d7
  3. #365abf
  4. #304fa7
  5. #29448f
  6. #223978
  7. #1b2d60
  8. #142248
  9. #0e1730
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4471ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4471ef
  2. #577ff1
  3. #698df2
  4. #7c9cf4
  5. #8faaf5
  6. #a2b8f7
  7. #b4c6f9
  8. #c7d4fa
  9. #dae3fc
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4471ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4471ef
  2. #4a73e4
  3. #5074d9
  4. #5676ce
  5. #5c77c3
  6. #6279b8
  7. #687aac
  8. #6e7ca1
  9. #747d96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6876b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1182f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d7bf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a72ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4471ef {
  color: #4471ef;
}
Background
.bg-4471ef {
  background-color: #4471ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4471ef {
  border: 2px solid #4471ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4471ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 113 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4471ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4471ef, #6d44ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4471ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 113 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.20 #bb8e10 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4471ef  rgb(68, 113, 239)  hsl(224, 84%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#efc244  rgb(239, 194, 68)  hsl(44, 84%, 60%)  Saffron
#ef4471  rgb(239, 68, 113)  hsl(344, 84%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#71ef44  rgb(113, 239, 68)  hsl(104, 84%, 60%)  Neon Green