ColorTool
Log in
#4875F5

#4875f5 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#4875f5 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 45.88% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.61% cyan, 52.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 224.39°, with 89.64% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3366ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2069

Complementary

  1. #4875f5
  2. #f5c848

Split complementary

  1. #4875f5
  2. #f57248
  3. #ccf548

Analogous

  1. #48ccf5
  2. #4875f5
  3. #7248f5

Triadic

  1. #4875f5
  2. #f54875
  3. #75f548

Tetradic

  1. #4875f5
  2. #c848f5
  3. #f5c848
  4. #75f548

Square

  1. #4875f5
  2. #f548cc
  3. #f5c848
  4. #48f572

Monochromatic

  1. #082f9c
  2. #0c45e4
  3. #4875f5
  4. #91acf9
  5. #d9e2fd

Shades

#4875f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4875f5
  2. #4169dd
  3. #3a5ec4
  4. #3252ac
  5. #2b4693
  6. #243b7b
  7. #1d2f62
  8. #16234a
  9. #0e1731
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4875f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4875f5
  2. #5a83f6
  3. #6d91f7
  4. #7f9ef8
  5. #91acf9
  6. #a4bafa
  7. #b6c8fb
  8. #c8d6fc
  9. #dae3fd
  10. #edf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4875f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4875f5
  2. #4e76e9
  3. #5377de
  4. #5978d2
  5. #5e79c6
  6. #647bbb
  7. #6a7caf
  8. #6f7da3
  9. #757e97
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7aba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a86fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #327ff8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1476f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-4875f5 {
  color: #4875f5;
}
Background
.bg-4875f5 {
  background-color: #4875f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4875f5 {
  border: 2px solid #4875f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4875f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 90% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4875f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4875f5, #7248f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4875f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 245 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.93 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.53 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.71 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.03 #b78a0a Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4875f5  rgb(72, 117, 245)  hsl(224, 90%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#f5c848  rgb(245, 200, 72)  hsl(44, 90%, 62%)  Saffron
#f54875  rgb(245, 72, 117)  hsl(344, 90%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#75f548  rgb(117, 245, 72)  hsl(104, 90%, 62%)  Neon Green