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#4572EF

#4572ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4572ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 44.71% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.13% cyan, 52.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 224.12°, with 84.16% saturation and 60.39% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1953

Complementary

  1. #4572ef
  2. #efc245

Split complementary

  1. #4572ef
  2. #ef6d45
  3. #c7ef45

Analogous

  1. #45c7ef
  2. #4572ef
  3. #6d45ef

Triadic

  1. #4572ef
  2. #ef4572
  3. #72ef45

Tetradic

  1. #4572ef
  2. #c245ef
  3. #efc245
  4. #72ef45

Square

  1. #4572ef
  2. #ef45c7
  3. #efc245
  4. #45ef6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2f8f
  2. #1246d5
  3. #4572ef
  4. #8ba7f5
  5. #d2ddfb

Shades

#4572ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4572ef
  2. #3e67d7
  3. #375bbf
  4. #3050a7
  5. #29448f
  6. #233978
  7. #1c2e60
  8. #152248
  9. #0e1730
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4572ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4572ef
  2. #5880f1
  3. #6a8ef2
  4. #7d9cf4
  5. #8faaf5
  6. #a2b9f7
  7. #b5c7f9
  8. #c7d5fa
  9. #dae3fc
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4572ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4572ef
  2. #4b73e4
  3. #5175d9
  4. #5776ce
  5. #5d78c3
  6. #6379b8
  7. #687aac
  8. #6e7ca1
  9. #747d96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6977b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1882f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #307cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1172ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4572ef {
  color: #4572ef;
}
Background
.bg-4572ef {
  background-color: #4572ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4572ef {
  border: 2px solid #4572ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4572ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 114 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4572ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4572ef, #6d45ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4572ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 114 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.05 #ba8d10 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4572ef  rgb(69, 114, 239)  hsl(224, 84%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#efc245  rgb(239, 194, 69)  hsl(44, 84%, 60%)  Saffron
#ef4572  rgb(239, 69, 114)  hsl(344, 84%, 60%)  Blush
#72ef45  rgb(114, 239, 69)  hsl(104, 84%, 60%)  Neon Green