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#4573FD

#4573fd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4573fd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 45.1% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.73% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 97.87% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.2062

Complementary

  1. #4573fd
  2. #fdcf45

Split complementary

  1. #4573fd
  2. #fd7345
  3. #cffd45

Analogous

  1. #45cffd
  2. #4573fd
  3. #7345fd

Triadic

  1. #4573fd
  2. #fd4573
  3. #73fd45

Tetradic

  1. #4573fd
  2. #cf45fd
  3. #fdcf45
  4. #73fd45

Square

  1. #4573fd
  2. #fd45cf
  3. #fdcf45
  4. #45fd73

Monochromatic

  1. #022ba7
  2. #033ff3
  3. #4573fd
  4. #91acfe
  5. #dce5ff

Shades

#4573fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4573fd
  2. #3e68e4
  3. #375cca
  4. #3051b1
  5. #294598
  6. #233a7f
  7. #1c2e65
  8. #15234c
  9. #0e1733
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4573fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4573fd
  2. #5881fd
  3. #6a8ffd
  4. #7d9dfe
  5. #8fabfe
  6. #a2b9fe
  7. #b5c7fe
  8. #c7d5fe
  9. #dae3ff
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4573fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4573fd
  2. #4b74f1
  3. #5176e4
  4. #5777d8
  5. #5d78cb
  6. #637abf
  7. #687bb2
  8. #6e7ca6
  9. #747d99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b79be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #237fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0074fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4573fd {
  color: #4573fd;
}
Background
.bg-4573fd {
  background-color: #4573fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4573fd {
  border: 2px solid #4573fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4573fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 115 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4573fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4573fd, #7345fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4573fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 115 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.02 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.35 #ba8c02 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4573fd  rgb(69, 115, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdcf45  rgb(253, 207, 69)  hsl(45, 98%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fd4573  rgb(253, 69, 115)  hsl(345, 98%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#73fd45  rgb(115, 253, 69)  hsl(105, 98%, 63%)  Neon Green