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#4575DB

#4575db ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4575db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 45.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.49% cyan, 46.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 220.8°, with 67.57% saturation and 56.47% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.191

Complementary

  1. #4575db
  2. #dbab45

Split complementary

  1. #4575db
  2. #db6045
  3. #c0db45

Analogous

  1. #45c0db
  2. #4575db
  3. #6045db

Triadic

  1. #4575db
  2. #db4575
  3. #75db45

Tetradic

  1. #4575db
  2. #ab45db
  3. #dbab45
  4. #75db45

Square

  1. #4575db
  2. #db45c0
  3. #dbab45
  4. #45db60

Monochromatic

  1. #163371
  2. #2250b1
  3. #4575db
  4. #85a5e7
  5. #c5d4f4

Shades

#4575db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4575db
  2. #3e69c5
  3. #375eaf
  4. #305299
  5. #294683
  6. #233b6e
  7. #1c2f58
  8. #152342
  9. #0e172c
  10. #070c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4575db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4575db
  2. #5883df
  3. #6a91e2
  4. #7d9ee6
  5. #8face9
  6. #a2baed
  7. #b5c8f1
  8. #c7d6f4
  9. #dae3f8
  10. #ecf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4575db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4575db
  2. #4b76d2
  3. #5177c9
  4. #5778c0
  5. #5d79b7
  6. #637bae
  7. #687ca4
  8. #6e7d9b
  9. #747e92
  10. #7a7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6877a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4080df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f73d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #427cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3274da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4575db {
  color: #4575db;
}
Background
.bg-4575db {
  background-color: #4575db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4575db {
  border: 2px solid #4575db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4575db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 117 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4575db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4575db, #6045db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4575db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 117 219 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.98 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.28 #ba8a24 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4575db  rgb(69, 117, 219)  hsl(221, 68%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#dbab45  rgb(219, 171, 69)  hsl(41, 68%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#db4575  rgb(219, 69, 117)  hsl(341, 68%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#75db45  rgb(117, 219, 69)  hsl(101, 68%, 56%)  Lime Green