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#4874ED

#4874ed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4874ed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 45.49% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.62% cyan, 51.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 82.09% saturation and 60.59% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1998

Complementary

  1. #4874ed
  2. #edc148

Split complementary

  1. #4874ed
  2. #ed6f48
  3. #c7ed48

Analogous

  1. #48c7ed
  2. #4874ed
  3. #6f48ed

Triadic

  1. #4874ed
  2. #ed4874
  3. #74ed48

Tetradic

  1. #4874ed
  2. #c148ed
  3. #edc148
  4. #74ed48

Square

  1. #4874ed
  2. #ed48c7
  3. #edc148
  4. #48ed6f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e308e
  2. #1548d4
  3. #4874ed
  4. #8ea9f4
  5. #d3defb

Shades

#4874ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4874ed
  2. #4168d5
  3. #3a5dbe
  4. #3251a6
  5. #2b468e
  6. #243a77
  7. #1d2e5f
  8. #162347
  9. #0e172f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4874ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4874ed
  2. #5a82ef
  3. #6d90f1
  4. #7f9ef2
  5. #91acf4
  6. #a4baf6
  7. #b6c7f8
  8. #c8d5fa
  9. #dae3fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4874ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4874ed
  2. #4e75e2
  3. #5376d7
  4. #5978cc
  5. #5e79c1
  6. #647ab7
  7. #6a7bac
  8. #6f7ca1
  9. #757e96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b79b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2783f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #377ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2074ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4874ed {
  color: #4874ed;
}
Background
.bg-4874ed {
  background-color: #4874ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4874ed {
  border: 2px solid #4874ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4874ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 116 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4874ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4874ed, #6f48ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4874ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 116 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.96 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.72 #b78b12 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4874ed  rgb(72, 116, 237)  hsl(224, 82%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#edc148  rgb(237, 193, 72)  hsl(44, 82%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ed4874  rgb(237, 72, 116)  hsl(344, 82%, 61%)  Blush
#74ed48  rgb(116, 237, 72)  hsl(104, 82%, 61%)  Lawn Green