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#4472FA

#4472fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4472fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 44.71% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.8% cyan, 54.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 224.84°, with 94.79% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.2017

Complementary

  1. #4472fa
  2. #facc44

Split complementary

  1. #4472fa
  2. #fa7144
  3. #cdfa44

Analogous

  1. #44cdfa
  2. #4472fa
  3. #7144fa

Triadic

  1. #4472fa
  2. #fa4472
  3. #72fa44

Tetradic

  1. #4472fa
  2. #cc44fa
  3. #facc44
  4. #72fa44

Square

  1. #4472fa
  2. #fa44cd
  3. #facc44
  4. #44fa71

Monochromatic

  1. #042ca1
  2. #0640eb
  3. #4472fa
  4. #8eaafc
  5. #d9e2fe

Shades

#4472fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4472fa
  2. #3d67e1
  3. #365bc8
  4. #3050af
  5. #294496
  6. #22397d
  7. #1b2e64
  8. #14224b
  9. #0e1732
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4472fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4472fa
  2. #5780fb
  3. #698efb
  4. #7c9cfc
  5. #8faafc
  6. #a2b9fd
  7. #b4c7fd
  8. #c7d5fe
  9. #dae3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4472fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4472fa
  2. #4a73ee
  3. #5075e2
  4. #5676d5
  5. #5c78c9
  6. #6279bd
  7. #687ab1
  8. #6e7ca5
  9. #747d98
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a78bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #237efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4472fa {
  color: #4472fa;
}
Background
.bg-4472fa {
  background-color: #4472fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4472fa {
  border: 2px solid #4472fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4472fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 114 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4472fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4472fa, #7144fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4472fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 114 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.19 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.10 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.49 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.35 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.04 #bb8d05 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4472fa  rgb(68, 114, 250)  hsl(225, 95%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#facc44  rgb(250, 204, 68)  hsl(45, 95%, 62%)  Sunglow
#fa4472  rgb(250, 68, 114)  hsl(345, 95%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72fa44  rgb(114, 250, 68)  hsl(105, 95%, 62%)  Neon Green