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#4772FA

#4772fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4772fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 44.71% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.6% cyan, 54.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 225.59°, with 94.71% saturation and 62.94% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.2028

Complementary

  1. #4772fa
  2. #facf47

Split complementary

  1. #4772fa
  2. #fa7647
  3. #cbfa47

Analogous

  1. #47cbfa
  2. #4772fa
  3. #7647fa

Triadic

  1. #4772fa
  2. #fa4772
  3. #72fa47

Tetradic

  1. #4772fa
  2. #cf47fa
  3. #facf47
  4. #72fa47

Square

  1. #4772fa
  2. #fa47cb
  3. #facf47
  4. #47fa76

Monochromatic

  1. #042ba4
  2. #063eee
  3. #4772fa
  4. #91abfc
  5. #dce4fe

Shades

#4772fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4772fa
  2. #4067e1
  3. #395bc8
  4. #3250af
  5. #2b4496
  6. #24397d
  7. #1c2e64
  8. #15224b
  9. #0e1732
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4772fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4772fa
  2. #5980fb
  3. #6c8efb
  4. #7e9cfc
  5. #91aafc
  6. #a3b9fd
  7. #b5c7fd
  8. #c8d5fe
  9. #dae3fe
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4772fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4772fa
  2. #4d73ee
  3. #5275e2
  4. #5876d5
  5. #5e78c9
  6. #6479bd
  7. #697ab1
  8. #6f7ca5
  9. #757d98
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b78bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #267efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4772fa {
  color: #4772fa;
}
Background
.bg-4772fa {
  background-color: #4772fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4772fa {
  border: 2px solid #4772fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4772fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 114 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4772fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4772fa, #7647fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4772fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 114 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.57 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.38 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.38 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.33 #b88d05 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4772fa  rgb(71, 114, 250)  hsl(226, 95%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#facf47  rgb(250, 207, 71)  hsl(46, 95%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fa4772  rgb(250, 71, 114)  hsl(346, 95%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72fa47  rgb(114, 250, 71)  hsl(106, 95%, 63%)  Neon Green