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#4875EC

#4875ec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4875ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.49% cyan, 50.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 223.54°, with 81.19% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.2016

Complementary

  1. #4875ec
  2. #ecbf48

Split complementary

  1. #4875ec
  2. #ec6d48
  3. #c7ec48

Analogous

  1. #48c7ec
  2. #4875ec
  3. #6d48ec

Triadic

  1. #4875ec
  2. #ec4875
  3. #75ec48

Tetradic

  1. #4875ec
  2. #bf48ec
  3. #ecbf48
  4. #75ec48

Square

  1. #4875ec
  2. #ec48c7
  3. #ecbf48
  4. #48ec6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f318c
  2. #1649d2
  3. #4875ec
  4. #8da9f3
  5. #d3defa

Shades

#4875ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4875ec
  2. #4169d4
  3. #3a5ebd
  4. #3252a5
  5. #2b468e
  6. #243b76
  7. #1d2f5e
  8. #162347
  9. #0e172f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4875ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4875ec
  2. #5a83ee
  3. #6d91f0
  4. #7f9ef2
  5. #91acf4
  6. #a4baf6
  7. #b6c8f7
  8. #c8d6f9
  9. #dae3fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4875ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4875ec
  2. #4e76e1
  3. #5377d6
  4. #5978cc
  5. #5e79c1
  6. #647bb6
  7. #6a7cab
  8. #6f7da0
  9. #757e96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b79b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c84f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #397eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2475eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4875ec {
  color: #4875ec;
}
Background
.bg-4875ec {
  background-color: #4875ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4875ec {
  border: 2px solid #4875ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4875ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4875ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4875ec, #6d48ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4875ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.46 #b78a13 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4875ec  rgb(72, 117, 236)  hsl(224, 81%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecbf48  rgb(236, 191, 72)  hsl(44, 81%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#ec4875  rgb(236, 72, 117)  hsl(344, 81%, 60%)  Blush
#75ec48  rgb(117, 236, 72)  hsl(104, 81%, 60%)  Lawn Green