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#4572FF

#4572ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4572ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 44.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.94% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.48°, with 100% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2052

Complementary

  1. #4572ff
  2. #ffd245

Split complementary

  1. #4572ff
  2. #ff7545
  3. #cfff45

Analogous

  1. #45cfff
  2. #4572ff
  3. #7545ff

Triadic

  1. #4572ff
  2. #ff4572
  3. #72ff45

Tetradic

  1. #4572ff
  2. #d245ff
  3. #ffd245
  4. #72ff45

Square

  1. #4572ff
  2. #ff45cf
  3. #ffd245
  4. #45ff75

Monochromatic

  1. #0029ab
  2. #003cf8
  3. #4572ff
  4. #92acff
  5. #dee6ff

Shades

#4572ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4572ff
  2. #3e67e6
  3. #375bcc
  4. #3050b3
  5. #294499
  6. #233980
  7. #1c2e66
  8. #15224d
  9. #0e1733
  10. #070b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4572ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4572ff
  2. #5880ff
  3. #6a8eff
  4. #7d9cff
  5. #8faaff
  6. #a2b9ff
  7. #b5c7ff
  8. #c7d5ff
  9. #dae3ff
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4572ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4572ff
  2. #4b73f2
  3. #5175e6
  4. #5776d9
  5. #5d78cc
  6. #6379c0
  7. #687ab3
  8. #6e7ca6
  9. #747d99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b79bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d7eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0074fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4572ff {
  color: #4572ff;
}
Background
.bg-4572ff {
  background-color: #4572ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4572ff {
  border: 2px solid #4572ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4572ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 114 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4572ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4572ff, #7545ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4572ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 114 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.69 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.76 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.63 #ba8d00 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4572ff  rgb(69, 114, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd245  rgb(255, 210, 69)  hsl(45, 100%, 64%)  Sunglow
#ff4572  rgb(255, 69, 114)  hsl(345, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72ff45  rgb(114, 255, 69)  hsl(105, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green