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#447EF3

#447ef3 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#447ef3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 49.41% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.02% cyan, 48.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 220.11°, with 87.94% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2262

Complementary

  1. #447ef3
  2. #f3b944

Split complementary

  1. #447ef3
  2. #f36144
  3. #d6f344

Analogous

  1. #44d6f3
  2. #447ef3
  3. #6144f3

Triadic

  1. #447ef3
  2. #f3447e
  3. #7ef344

Tetradic

  1. #447ef3
  2. #b944f3
  3. #f3b944
  4. #7ef344

Square

  1. #447ef3
  2. #f344d6
  3. #f3b944
  4. #44f361

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3894
  2. #0e53dc
  3. #447ef3
  4. #8cb0f8
  5. #d4e1fc

Shades

#447ef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #447ef3
  2. #3d71db
  3. #3665c2
  4. #3058aa
  5. #294c92
  6. #223f7a
  7. #1b3261
  8. #142649
  9. #0e1931
  10. #070d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#447ef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #447ef3
  2. #578bf4
  3. #6998f5
  4. #7ca5f7
  5. #8fb2f8
  6. #a2bff9
  7. #b4cbfa
  8. #c7d8fb
  9. #dae5fd
  10. #ecf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#447ef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #447ef3
  2. #4a7ee8
  3. #507edc
  4. #567fd1
  5. #5c7fc5
  6. #627fba
  7. #687fae
  8. #6e7fa3
  9. #748097
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f81bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c8bf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f86f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #287cf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-447ef3 {
  color: #447ef3;
}
Background
.bg-447ef3 {
  background-color: #447ef3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-447ef3 {
  border: 2px solid #447ef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #447ef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 126 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 88% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-447ef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #447ef3, #6144f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-447ef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 126 243 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.42 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.77 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.46 #bb810c Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#447ef3  rgb(68, 126, 243)  hsl(220, 88%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#f3b944  rgb(243, 185, 68)  hsl(40, 88%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#f3447e  rgb(243, 68, 126)  hsl(340, 88%, 61%)  French Rose
#7ef344  rgb(126, 243, 68)  hsl(100, 88%, 61%)  Lawn Green