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#4680FC

#4680fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4680fc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 50.2% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.22% cyan, 49.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 220.88°, with 96.81% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.2377

Complementary

  1. #4680fc
  2. #fcc246

Split complementary

  1. #4680fc
  2. #fc6746
  3. #dbfc46

Analogous

  1. #46dbfc
  2. #4680fc
  3. #6746fc

Triadic

  1. #4680fc
  2. #fc4680
  3. #80fc46

Tetradic

  1. #4680fc
  2. #c246fc
  3. #fcc246
  4. #80fc46

Square

  1. #4680fc
  2. #fc46db
  3. #fcc246
  4. #46fc67

Monochromatic

  1. #0337a6
  2. #0450f2
  3. #4680fc
  4. #91b4fd
  5. #dde7fe

Shades

#4680fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4680fc
  2. #3f73e3
  3. #3866ca
  4. #315ab0
  5. #2a4d97
  6. #23407e
  7. #1c3365
  8. #15264c
  9. #0e1a32
  10. #070d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4680fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4680fc
  2. #598dfc
  3. #6b99fd
  4. #7ea6fd
  5. #90b3fd
  6. #a3c0fe
  7. #b5ccfe
  8. #c8d9fe
  9. #dae6fe
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4680fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4680fc
  2. #4c80f0
  3. #5280e3
  4. #5780d7
  5. #5d80ca
  6. #6380be
  7. #6980b2
  8. #6f80a5
  9. #748099
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7284c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #368fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009eb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d89ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #227ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4680fc {
  color: #4680fc;
}
Background
.bg-4680fc {
  background-color: #4680fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4680fc {
  border: 2px solid #4680fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4680fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 128 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4680fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4680fc, #6746fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4680fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 128 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.00 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.58 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.17 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.27 #b97f03 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4680fc  rgb(70, 128, 252)  hsl(221, 97%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc246  rgb(252, 194, 70)  hsl(41, 97%, 63%)  Amber
#fc4680  rgb(252, 70, 128)  hsl(341, 97%, 63%)  French Rose
#80fc46  rgb(128, 252, 70)  hsl(101, 97%, 63%)  Lawn Green