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#467CED

#467ced ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#467ced is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 48.63% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.46% cyan, 47.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 220.6°, with 82.27% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2183

Complementary

  1. #467ced
  2. #edb746

Split complementary

  1. #467ced
  2. #ed6446
  3. #d0ed46

Analogous

  1. #46d0ed
  2. #467ced
  3. #6446ed

Triadic

  1. #467ced
  2. #ed467c
  3. #7ced46

Tetradic

  1. #467ced
  2. #b746ed
  3. #edb746
  4. #7ced46

Square

  1. #467ced
  2. #ed46d0
  3. #edb746
  4. #46ed64

Monochromatic

  1. #0e378c
  2. #1452d2
  3. #467ced
  4. #8cadf4
  5. #d1dffb

Shades

#467ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #467ced
  2. #3f70d5
  3. #3863be
  4. #3157a6
  5. #2a4a8e
  6. #233e77
  7. #1c325f
  8. #152547
  9. #0e192f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#467ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #467ced
  2. #5989ef
  3. #6b96f1
  4. #7ea3f2
  5. #90b0f4
  6. #a3bef6
  7. #b5cbf8
  8. #c8d8fa
  9. #dae5fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#467ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #467ced
  2. #4c7ce2
  3. #527dd7
  4. #577dcc
  5. #5d7ec1
  6. #637eb7
  7. #697eac
  8. #6f7fa1
  9. #747f96
  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 #6e7fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e89f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0a79eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4184f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d7aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-467ced {
  color: #467ced;
}
Background
.bg-467ced {
  background-color: #467ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-467ced {
  border: 2px solid #467ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #467ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 124 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-467ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #467ced, #6446ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-467ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 124 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.85 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.29 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.30 #b98312 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#467ced  rgb(70, 124, 237)  hsl(221, 82%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#edb746  rgb(237, 183, 70)  hsl(41, 82%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#ed467c  rgb(237, 70, 124)  hsl(341, 82%, 60%)  French Rose
#7ced46  rgb(124, 237, 70)  hsl(101, 82%, 60%)  Lawn Green