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#4472FC

#4472fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4472fc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.02% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 96.84% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.2029

Complementary

  1. #4472fc
  2. #fcce44

Split complementary

  1. #4472fc
  2. #fc7244
  3. #cefc44

Analogous

  1. #44cefc
  2. #4472fc
  3. #7244fc

Triadic

  1. #4472fc
  2. #fc4472
  3. #72fc44

Tetradic

  1. #4472fc
  2. #ce44fc
  3. #fcce44
  4. #72fc44

Square

  1. #4472fc
  2. #fc44ce
  3. #fcce44
  4. #44fc72

Monochromatic

  1. #032ba4
  2. #043ff0
  3. #4472fc
  4. #8fabfd
  5. #dbe4fe

Shades

#4472fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4472fc
  2. #3d67e3
  3. #365bca
  4. #3050b0
  5. #294497
  6. #22397e
  7. #1b2e65
  8. #14224c
  9. #0e1732
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4472fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4472fc
  2. #5780fc
  3. #698efd
  4. #7c9cfd
  5. #8faafd
  6. #a2b9fe
  7. #b4c7fe
  8. #c7d5fe
  9. #dae3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4472fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4472fc
  2. #4a73f0
  3. #5075e3
  4. #5676d7
  5. #5c78ca
  6. #6279be
  7. #687ab2
  8. #6e7ca5
  9. #747d99
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a78bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #217eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4472fc {
  color: #4472fc;
}
Background
.bg-4472fc {
  background-color: #4472fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4472fc {
  border: 2px solid #4472fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4472fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 114 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 97% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4472fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4472fc, #7244fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4472fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 114 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.15 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.24 #bb8d03 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4472fc  rgb(68, 114, 252)  hsl(225, 97%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcce44  rgb(252, 206, 68)  hsl(45, 97%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fc4472  rgb(252, 68, 114)  hsl(345, 97%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72fc44  rgb(114, 252, 68)  hsl(105, 97%, 63%)  Neon Green