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#4574FE

#4574fe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4574fe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.83% cyan, 54.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 224.76°, with 98.93% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.2091

Complementary

  1. #4574fe
  2. #fecf45

Split complementary

  1. #4574fe
  2. #fe7245
  3. #d0fe45

Analogous

  1. #45d0fe
  2. #4574fe
  3. #7245fe

Triadic

  1. #4574fe
  2. #fe4574
  3. #74fe45

Tetradic

  1. #4574fe
  2. #cf45fe
  3. #fecf45
  4. #74fe45

Square

  1. #4574fe
  2. #fe45d0
  3. #fecf45
  4. #45fe72

Monochromatic

  1. #012ca9
  2. #013ff5
  3. #4574fe
  4. #91adfe
  5. #dde6ff

Shades

#4574fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4574fe
  2. #3e68e5
  3. #375dcb
  4. #3051b2
  5. #294698
  6. #233a7f
  7. #1c2e66
  8. #15234c
  9. #0e1733
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4574fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4574fe
  2. #5882fe
  3. #6a90fe
  4. #7d9efe
  5. #8facfe
  6. #a2baff
  7. #b5c7ff
  8. #c7d5ff
  9. #dae3ff
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4574fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4574fe
  2. #4b75f1
  3. #5176e5
  4. #5778d8
  5. #5d79cc
  6. #637abf
  7. #687bb2
  8. #6e7ca6
  9. #747e99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2480ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0075fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4574fe {
  color: #4574fe;
}
Background
.bg-4574fe {
  background-color: #4574fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4574fe {
  border: 2px solid #4574fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4574fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 116 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 99% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4574fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4574fe, #7245fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4574fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 116 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.30 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.21 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.38 #ba8b01 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4574fe  rgb(69, 116, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fecf45  rgb(254, 207, 69)  hsl(45, 99%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fe4574  rgb(254, 69, 116)  hsl(345, 99%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#74fe45  rgb(116, 254, 69)  hsl(105, 99%, 63%)  Neon Green