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#4872EB

#4872eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4872eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 44.71% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.36% cyan, 51.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 224.54°, with 80.3% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #4872eb
  2. #ebc148

Split complementary

  1. #4872eb
  2. #eb7048
  3. #c4eb48

Analogous

  1. #48c4eb
  2. #4872eb
  3. #7048eb

Triadic

  1. #4872eb
  2. #eb4872
  3. #72eb48

Tetradic

  1. #4872eb
  2. #c148eb
  3. #ebc148
  4. #72eb48

Square

  1. #4872eb
  2. #eb48c4
  3. #ebc148
  4. #48eb70

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2f8b
  2. #1746d0
  3. #4872eb
  4. #8da7f3
  5. #d2dcfa

Shades

#4872eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4872eb
  2. #4167d4
  3. #3a5bbc
  4. #3250a5
  5. #2b448d
  6. #243976
  7. #1d2e5e
  8. #162247
  9. #0e172f
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4872eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4872eb
  2. #5a80ed
  3. #6d8eef
  4. #7f9cf1
  5. #91aaf3
  6. #a4b9f5
  7. #b6c7f7
  8. #c8d5f9
  9. #dae3fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4872eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4872eb
  2. #4e73e0
  3. #5375d6
  4. #5976cb
  5. #5e78c0
  6. #6479b6
  7. #6a7aab
  8. #6f7ca0
  9. #757d95
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6977b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2382ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #357cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f72ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4872eb {
  color: #4872eb;
}
Background
.bg-4872eb {
  background-color: #4872eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4872eb {
  border: 2px solid #4872eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4872eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 114 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4872eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4872eb, #7048eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4872eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 114 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.40 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.45 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.04 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.02 #b78d14 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4872eb  rgb(72, 114, 235)  hsl(225, 80%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebc148  rgb(235, 193, 72)  hsl(45, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#eb4872  rgb(235, 72, 114)  hsl(345, 80%, 60%)  Blush
#72eb48  rgb(114, 235, 72)  hsl(105, 80%, 60%)  Neon Green