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#4875F8

#4875f8 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4875f8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.97% cyan, 52.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 224.66°, with 92.63% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.2088

Complementary

  1. #4875f8
  2. #f8cb48

Split complementary

  1. #4875f8
  2. #f87348
  3. #cdf848

Analogous

  1. #48cdf8
  2. #4875f8
  3. #7348f8

Triadic

  1. #4875f8
  2. #f84875
  3. #75f848

Tetradic

  1. #4875f8
  2. #cb48f8
  3. #f8cb48
  4. #75f848

Square

  1. #4875f8
  2. #f848cd
  3. #f8cb48
  4. #48f873

Monochromatic

  1. #062ea1
  2. #0943eb
  3. #4875f8
  4. #92adfb
  5. #dbe4fe

Shades

#4875f8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4875f8
  2. #4169df
  3. #3a5ec6
  4. #3252ae
  5. #2b4695
  6. #243b7c
  7. #1d2f63
  8. #16234a
  9. #0e1732
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4875f8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4875f8
  2. #5a83f9
  3. #6d91f9
  4. #7f9efa
  5. #91acfb
  6. #a4bafc
  7. #b6c8fc
  8. #c8d6fd
  9. #dae3fe
  10. #edf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4875f8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4875f8
  2. #4e76ec
  3. #5377e0
  4. #5978d4
  5. #5e79c8
  6. #647bbc
  7. #6a7cb0
  8. #6f7da4
  9. #757e98
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7bbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f87fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f80fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c76f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4875f8 {
  color: #4875f8;
}
Background
.bg-4875f8 {
  background-color: #4875f8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4875f8 {
  border: 2px solid #4875f8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4875f8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 93% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4875f8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4875f8, #7348f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4875f8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 248 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.56 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.76 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.22 #b78a07 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4875f8  rgb(72, 117, 248)  hsl(225, 93%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#f8cb48  rgb(248, 203, 72)  hsl(45, 93%, 63%)  Saffron
#f84875  rgb(248, 72, 117)  hsl(345, 93%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#75f848  rgb(117, 248, 72)  hsl(105, 93%, 63%)  Neon Green