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#4779FC

#4779fc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4779fc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 47.45% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.83% cyan, 51.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 223.43°, with 96.79% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.2204

Complementary

  1. #4779fc
  2. #fcca47

Split complementary

  1. #4779fc
  2. #fc7047
  3. #d3fc47

Analogous

  1. #47d3fc
  2. #4779fc
  3. #7047fc

Triadic

  1. #4779fc
  2. #fc4779
  3. #79fc47

Tetradic

  1. #4779fc
  2. #ca47fc
  3. #fcca47
  4. #79fc47

Square

  1. #4779fc
  2. #fc47d3
  3. #fcca47
  4. #47fc70

Monochromatic

  1. #0330a7
  2. #0446f3
  3. #4779fc
  4. #92b0fd
  5. #dee7fe

Shades

#4779fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4779fc
  2. #406de3
  3. #3961ca
  4. #3255b0
  5. #2b4997
  6. #243d7e
  7. #1c3065
  8. #15244c
  9. #0e1832
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4779fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4779fc
  2. #5986fc
  3. #6c94fd
  4. #7ea1fd
  5. #91affd
  6. #a3bcfe
  7. #b5c9fe
  8. #c8d7fe
  9. #dae4fe
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4779fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4779fc
  2. #4d7af0
  3. #527ae3
  4. #587bd7
  5. #5e7cca
  6. #647dbe
  7. #697db2
  8. #6f7ea5
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7ebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c8aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3284ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f79fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4779fc {
  color: #4779fc;
}
Background
.bg-4779fc {
  background-color: #4779fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4779fc {
  border: 2px solid #4779fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4779fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 121 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 97% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4779fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4779fc, #7047fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4779fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 121 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.10 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.47 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.28 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.78 #b88603 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4779fc  rgb(71, 121, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcca47  rgb(252, 202, 71)  hsl(43, 97%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fc4779  rgb(252, 71, 121)  hsl(343, 97%, 63%)  French Rose
#79fc47  rgb(121, 252, 71)  hsl(103, 97%, 63%)  Lawn Green