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#4574FA

#4574fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4574fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 45.49% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.4% cyan, 53.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 224.42°, with 94.76% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.2066

Complementary

  1. #4574fa
  2. #facb45

Split complementary

  1. #4574fa
  2. #fa7145
  3. #cefa45

Analogous

  1. #45cefa
  2. #4574fa
  3. #7145fa

Triadic

  1. #4574fa
  2. #fa4574
  3. #74fa45

Tetradic

  1. #4574fa
  2. #cb45fa
  3. #facb45
  4. #74fa45

Square

  1. #4574fa
  2. #fa45ce
  3. #facb45
  4. #45fa71

Monochromatic

  1. #042da2
  2. #0642ec
  3. #4574fa
  4. #90acfc
  5. #dae3fe

Shades

#4574fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4574fa
  2. #3e68e1
  3. #375dc8
  4. #3051af
  5. #294696
  6. #233a7d
  7. #1c2e64
  8. #15234b
  9. #0e1732
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4574fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4574fa
  2. #5882fb
  3. #6a90fb
  4. #7d9efc
  5. #8facfc
  6. #a2bafd
  7. #b5c7fd
  8. #c7d5fe
  9. #dae3fe
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4574fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4574fa
  2. #4b75ee
  3. #5176e2
  4. #5778d5
  5. #5d79c9
  6. #637abd
  7. #687bb1
  8. #6e7ca5
  9. #747e98
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7abd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #297ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0075f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4574fa {
  color: #4574fa;
}
Background
.bg-4574fa {
  background-color: #4574fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4574fa {
  border: 2px solid #4574fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4574fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 116 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4574fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4574fa, #7145fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4574fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 116 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.76 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.88 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.02 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.33 #ba8b05 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4574fa  rgb(69, 116, 250)  hsl(224, 95%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#facb45  rgb(250, 203, 69)  hsl(44, 95%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fa4574  rgb(250, 69, 116)  hsl(344, 95%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#74fa45  rgb(116, 250, 69)  hsl(104, 95%, 63%)  Neon Green