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#4477EB

#4477eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4477eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 46.67% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.06% cyan, 49.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.68°, 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2042

Complementary

  1. #4477eb
  2. #ebb844

Split complementary

  1. #4477eb
  2. #eb6544
  3. #caeb44

Analogous

  1. #44caeb
  2. #4477eb
  3. #6544eb

Triadic

  1. #4477eb
  2. #eb4477
  3. #77eb44

Tetradic

  1. #4477eb
  2. #b844eb
  3. #ebb844
  4. #77eb44

Square

  1. #4477eb
  2. #eb44ca
  3. #ebb844
  4. #44eb65

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3388
  2. #164ecd
  3. #4477eb
  4. #89a9f2
  5. #cedcfa

Shades

#4477eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4477eb
  2. #3d6bd4
  3. #365fbc
  4. #3053a5
  5. #29478d
  6. #223c76
  7. #1b305e
  8. #142447
  9. #0e182f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4477eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4477eb
  2. #5785ed
  3. #6992ef
  4. #7ca0f1
  5. #8fadf3
  6. #a2bbf5
  7. #b4c9f7
  8. #c7d6f9
  9. #dae4fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4477eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4477eb
  2. #4a78e0
  3. #5079d6
  4. #567acb
  5. #5c7bc0
  6. #627cb6
  7. #687cab
  8. #6e7da0
  9. #747e95
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3385ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a80ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2476ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4477eb {
  color: #4477eb;
}
Background
.bg-4477eb {
  background-color: #4477eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4477eb {
  border: 2px solid #4477eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4477eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 119 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4477eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4477eb, #6544eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4477eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 119 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.88 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.53 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.77 #bb8814 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4477eb  rgb(68, 119, 235)  hsl(222, 81%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebb844  rgb(235, 184, 68)  hsl(42, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#eb4477  rgb(235, 68, 119)  hsl(342, 81%, 59%)  French Rose
#77eb44  rgb(119, 235, 68)  hsl(102, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green