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#457BF2

#457bf2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#457bf2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 48.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.49% cyan, 49.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 221.27°, with 86.93% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.2184

Complementary

  1. #457bf2
  2. #f2bc45

Split complementary

  1. #457bf2
  2. #f26545
  3. #d2f245

Analogous

  1. #45d2f2
  2. #457bf2
  3. #6545f2

Triadic

  1. #457bf2
  2. #f2457b
  3. #7bf245

Tetradic

  1. #457bf2
  2. #bc45f2
  3. #f2bc45
  4. #7bf245

Square

  1. #457bf2
  2. #f245d2
  3. #f2bc45
  4. #45f265

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3594
  2. #0f4fdb
  3. #457bf2
  4. #8daef7
  5. #d4e0fc

Shades

#457bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #457bf2
  2. #3e6fda
  3. #3762c2
  4. #3056a9
  5. #294a91
  6. #233e79
  7. #1c3161
  8. #152549
  9. #0e1930
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#457bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #457bf2
  2. #5888f3
  3. #6a95f5
  4. #7da3f6
  5. #8fb0f7
  6. #a2bdf9
  7. #b5cafa
  8. #c7d7fb
  9. #dae5fc
  10. #ecf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#457bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #457bf2
  2. #4b7ce7
  3. #517cdb
  4. #577dd0
  5. #5d7dc4
  6. #637eb9
  7. #687eae
  8. #6e7fa2
  9. #747f97
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3589f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c84f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #247af1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-457bf2 {
  color: #457bf2;
}
Background
.bg-457bf2 {
  background-color: #457bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-457bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #457bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #457bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 123 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 87% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-457bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #457bf2, #6545f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-457bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 123 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.14 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.22 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.42 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.74 #ba840d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#457bf2  rgb(69, 123, 242)  hsl(221, 87%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2bc45  rgb(242, 188, 69)  hsl(41, 87%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#f2457b  rgb(242, 69, 123)  hsl(341, 87%, 61%)  French Rose
#7bf245  rgb(123, 242, 69)  hsl(101, 87%, 61%)  Lawn Green