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#4472EB

#4472eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4472eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 44.71% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.06% cyan, 51.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 223.47°, with 80.68% saturation and 59.41% 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 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #4472eb
  2. #ebbd44

Split complementary

  1. #4472eb
  2. #eb6944
  3. #c6eb44

Analogous

  1. #44c6eb
  2. #4472eb
  3. #6944eb

Triadic

  1. #4472eb
  2. #eb4472
  3. #72eb44

Tetradic

  1. #4472eb
  2. #bd44eb
  3. #ebbd44
  4. #72eb44

Square

  1. #4472eb
  2. #eb44c6
  3. #ebbd44
  4. #44eb69

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3088
  2. #1648cd
  3. #4472eb
  4. #89a6f2
  5. #cedafa

Shades

#4472eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4472eb
  2. #3d67d4
  3. #365bbc
  4. #3050a5
  5. #29448d
  6. #223976
  7. #1b2e5e
  8. #142247
  9. #0e172f
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4472eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4472eb
  2. #5780ed
  3. #698eef
  4. #7c9cf1
  5. #8faaf3
  6. #a2b9f5
  7. #b4c7f7
  8. #c7d5f9
  9. #dae3fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4472eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4472eb
  2. #4a73e0
  3. #5075d6
  4. #5676cb
  5. #5c78c0
  6. #6279b6
  7. #687aab
  8. #6e7ca0
  9. #747d95
  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 #6877b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2281ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #337cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1872ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4472eb {
  color: #4472eb;
}
Background
.bg-4472eb {
  background-color: #4472eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4472eb {
  border: 2px solid #4472eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4472eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 114 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4472eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4472eb, #6944eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4472eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 114 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.02 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.45 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.59 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.77 #bb8d14 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4472eb  rgb(68, 114, 235)  hsl(223, 81%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebbd44  rgb(235, 189, 68)  hsl(43, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#eb4472  rgb(235, 68, 114)  hsl(343, 81%, 59%)  Cerise
#72eb44  rgb(114, 235, 68)  hsl(103, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green