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#4777FF

#4777ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4777ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 46.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.16% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 224.35°, 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.2175

Complementary

  1. #4777ff
  2. #ffcf47

Split complementary

  1. #4777ff
  2. #ff7347
  3. #d3ff47

Analogous

  1. #47d3ff
  2. #4777ff
  3. #7347ff

Triadic

  1. #4777ff
  2. #ff4777
  3. #77ff47

Tetradic

  1. #4777ff
  2. #cf47ff
  3. #ffcf47
  4. #77ff47

Square

  1. #4777ff
  2. #ff47d3
  3. #ffcf47
  4. #47ff73

Monochromatic

  1. #002dad
  2. #0041f9
  3. #4777ff
  4. #93b0ff
  5. #e0e8ff

Shades

#4777ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4777ff
  2. #406be6
  3. #395fcc
  4. #3253b3
  5. #2b4799
  6. #243c80
  7. #1c3066
  8. #15244d
  9. #0e1833
  10. #070c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4777ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4777ff
  2. #5985ff
  3. #6c92ff
  4. #7ea0ff
  5. #91adff
  6. #a3bbff
  7. #b5c9ff
  8. #c8d6ff
  9. #dae4ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4777ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4777ff
  2. #4d78f2
  3. #5279e6
  4. #587ad9
  5. #5e7bcc
  6. #647cc0
  7. #697cb3
  8. #6f7da6
  9. #757e99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7dc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0089ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b82ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0078fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4777ff {
  color: #4777ff;
}
Background
.bg-4777ff {
  background-color: #4777ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4777ff {
  border: 2px solid #4777ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4777ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 119 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4777ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4777ff, #7347ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4777ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 119 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.98 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.35 #b88800 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4777ff  rgb(71, 119, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffcf47  rgb(255, 207, 71)  hsl(44, 100%, 64%)  Sunglow
#ff4777  rgb(255, 71, 119)  hsl(344, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#77ff47  rgb(119, 255, 71)  hsl(104, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green