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#4672EB

#4672eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4672eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 44.71% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.21% cyan, 51.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 80.49% saturation and 59.8% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1933

Complementary

  1. #4672eb
  2. #ebbf46

Split complementary

  1. #4672eb
  2. #eb6c46
  3. #c4eb46

Analogous

  1. #46c4eb
  2. #4672eb
  3. #6c46eb

Triadic

  1. #4672eb
  2. #eb4672
  3. #72eb46

Tetradic

  1. #4672eb
  2. #bf46eb
  3. #ebbf46
  4. #72eb46

Square

  1. #4672eb
  2. #eb46c4
  3. #ebbf46
  4. #46eb6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2f89
  2. #1647ce
  3. #4672eb
  4. #8ba7f2
  5. #d0dbfa

Shades

#4672eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4672eb
  2. #3f67d4
  3. #385bbc
  4. #3150a5
  5. #2a448d
  6. #233976
  7. #1c2e5e
  8. #152247
  9. #0e172f
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4672eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4672eb
  2. #5980ed
  3. #6b8eef
  4. #7e9cf1
  5. #90aaf3
  6. #a3b9f5
  7. #b5c7f7
  8. #c8d5f9
  9. #dae3fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4672eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4672eb
  2. #4c73e0
  3. #5275d6
  4. #5776cb
  5. #5d78c0
  6. #6379b6
  7. #697aab
  8. #6f7ca0
  9. #747d95
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6977b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2282ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #347cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b72ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4672eb {
  color: #4672eb;
}
Background
.bg-4672eb {
  background-color: #4672eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4672eb {
  border: 2px solid #4672eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4672eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 114 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4672eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4672eb, #6c46eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4672eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 114 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.07 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.45 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.81 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.89 #b98d14 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4672eb  rgb(70, 114, 235)  hsl(224, 80%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebbf46  rgb(235, 191, 70)  hsl(44, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#eb4672  rgb(235, 70, 114)  hsl(344, 80%, 60%)  Blush
#72eb46  rgb(114, 235, 70)  hsl(104, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green