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#4775FF

#4775ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4775ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 45.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.16% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 100% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2128

Complementary

  1. #4775ff
  2. #ffd147

Split complementary

  1. #4775ff
  2. #ff7547
  3. #d1ff47

Analogous

  1. #47d1ff
  2. #4775ff
  3. #7547ff

Triadic

  1. #4775ff
  2. #ff4775
  3. #75ff47

Tetradic

  1. #4775ff
  2. #d147ff
  3. #ffd147
  4. #75ff47

Square

  1. #4775ff
  2. #ff47d1
  3. #ffd147
  4. #47ff75

Monochromatic

  1. #002bad
  2. #003ef9
  3. #4775ff
  4. #93aeff
  5. #e0e8ff

Shades

#4775ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4775ff
  2. #4069e6
  3. #395ecc
  4. #3252b3
  5. #2b4699
  6. #243b80
  7. #1c2f66
  8. #15234d
  9. #0e1733
  10. #070c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4775ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4775ff
  2. #5983ff
  3. #6c91ff
  4. #7e9eff
  5. #91acff
  6. #a3baff
  7. #b5c8ff
  8. #c8d6ff
  9. #dae3ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4775ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4775ff
  2. #4d76f2
  3. #5277e6
  4. #5878d9
  5. #5e79cc
  6. #647bc0
  7. #697cb3
  8. #6f7da6
  9. #757e99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7bc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0088ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2781ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0076fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ad4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4775ff {
  color: #4775ff;
}
Background
.bg-4775ff {
  background-color: #4775ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4775ff {
  border: 2px solid #4775ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4775ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 117 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4775ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4775ff, #7547ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4775ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 117 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.33 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.22 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.61 #b88a00 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4775ff  rgb(71, 117, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd147  rgb(255, 209, 71)  hsl(45, 100%, 64%)  Sunglow
#ff4775  rgb(255, 71, 117)  hsl(345, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#75ff47  rgb(117, 255, 71)  hsl(105, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green