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#4875DE

#4875de ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4875de is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 45.88% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.57% cyan, 47.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 69.44% saturation and 57.65% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1937

Complementary

  1. #4875de
  2. #deb148

Split complementary

  1. #4875de
  2. #de6648
  3. #c0de48

Analogous

  1. #48c0de
  2. #4875de
  3. #6648de

Triadic

  1. #4875de
  2. #de4875
  3. #75de48

Tetradic

  1. #4875de
  2. #b148de
  3. #deb148
  4. #75de48

Square

  1. #4875de
  2. #de48c0
  3. #deb148
  4. #48de66

Monochromatic

  1. #163377
  2. #214fb8
  3. #4875de
  4. #89a6ea
  5. #cad7f5

Shades

#4875de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4875de
  2. #4169c8
  3. #3a5eb2
  4. #32529b
  5. #2b4685
  6. #243b6f
  7. #1d2f59
  8. #162343
  9. #0e172c
  10. #070c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4875de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4875de
  2. #5a83e1
  3. #6d91e5
  4. #7f9ee8
  5. #91aceb
  6. #a4baef
  7. #b6c8f2
  8. #c8d6f5
  9. #dae3f8
  10. #edf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4875de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4875de
  2. #4e76d5
  3. #5377cb
  4. #5978c2
  5. #5e79b8
  6. #647baf
  7. #6a7ca6
  8. #6f7d9c
  9. #757e93
  10. #7a7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6978ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e81e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a73dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #427ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3274dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4875de {
  color: #4875de;
}
Background
.bg-4875de {
  background-color: #4875de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4875de {
  border: 2px solid #4875de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4875de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4875de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4875de, #6648de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4875de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 222 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.79 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.09 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.60 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.65 #b78a21 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4875de  rgb(72, 117, 222)  hsl(222, 69%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#deb148  rgb(222, 177, 72)  hsl(42, 69%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#de4875  rgb(222, 72, 117)  hsl(342, 69%, 58%)  Razzmatazz
#75de48  rgb(117, 222, 72)  hsl(102, 69%, 58%)  Pastel Green