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#457BF7

#457bf7 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#457bf7 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 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.06% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 221.8°, with 91.75% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2215

Complementary

  1. #457bf7
  2. #f7c145

Split complementary

  1. #457bf7
  2. #f76845
  3. #d4f745

Analogous

  1. #45d4f7
  2. #457bf7
  3. #6845f7

Triadic

  1. #457bf7
  2. #f7457b
  3. #7bf745

Tetradic

  1. #457bf7
  2. #c145f7
  3. #f7c145
  4. #7bf745

Square

  1. #457bf7
  2. #f745d4
  3. #f7c145
  4. #45f768

Monochromatic

  1. #07349c
  2. #0a4de6
  3. #457bf7
  4. #8eaffa
  5. #d8e3fd

Shades

#457bf7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #457bf7
  2. #3e6fde
  3. #3762c6
  4. #3056ad
  5. #294a94
  6. #233e7c
  7. #1c3163
  8. #15254a
  9. #0e1931
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#457bf7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #457bf7
  2. #5888f8
  3. #6a95f9
  4. #7da3f9
  5. #8fb0fa
  6. #a2bdfb
  7. #b5cafc
  8. #c7d7fd
  9. #dae5fd
  10. #ecf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#457bf7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #457bf7
  2. #4b7ceb
  3. #517cdf
  4. #577dd3
  5. #5d7dc7
  6. #637ebc
  7. #687eb0
  8. #6e7fa4
  9. #747f98
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7fbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e8afb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3884fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d7af6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ecf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-457bf7 {
  color: #457bf7;
}
Background
.bg-457bf7 {
  background-color: #457bf7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-457bf7 {
  border: 2px solid #457bf7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #457bf7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 123 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 92% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-457bf7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #457bf7, #6845f7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-457bf7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 123 247 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.49 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.00 #ba8408 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#457bf7  rgb(69, 123, 247)  hsl(222, 92%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#f7c145  rgb(247, 193, 69)  hsl(42, 92%, 62%)  Saffron
#f7457b  rgb(247, 69, 123)  hsl(342, 92%, 62%)  French Rose
#7bf745  rgb(123, 247, 69)  hsl(102, 92%, 62%)  Lawn Green