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#4876EB

#4876eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4876eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 46.27% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.36% cyan, 49.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 223.07°, with 80.3% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2033

Complementary

  1. #4876eb
  2. #ebbd48

Split complementary

  1. #4876eb
  2. #eb6c48
  3. #c8eb48

Analogous

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #4876eb
  3. #6c48eb

Triadic

  1. #4876eb
  2. #eb4876
  3. #76eb48

Tetradic

  1. #4876eb
  2. #bd48eb
  3. #ebbd48
  4. #76eb48

Square

  1. #4876eb
  2. #eb48c8
  3. #ebbd48
  4. #48eb6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f328b
  2. #174bd0
  3. #4876eb
  4. #8daaf3
  5. #d2ddfa

Shades

#4876eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4876eb
  2. #416ad4
  3. #3a5ebc
  4. #3253a5
  5. #2b478d
  6. #243b76
  7. #1d2f5e
  8. #162347
  9. #0e182f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4876eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4876eb
  2. #5a84ed
  3. #6d91ef
  4. #7f9ff1
  5. #91adf3
  6. #a4bbf5
  7. #b6c8f7
  8. #c8d6f9
  9. #dae4fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4876eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4876eb
  2. #4e77e0
  3. #5378d6
  4. #5979cb
  5. #5e7ac0
  6. #647bb6
  7. #6a7cab
  8. #6f7da0
  9. #757e95
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3184ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b7fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2776ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4876eb {
  color: #4876eb;
}
Background
.bg-4876eb {
  background-color: #4876eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4876eb {
  border: 2px solid #4876eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4876eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 118 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4876eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4876eb, #6c48eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4876eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 118 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.21 #b78914 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4876eb  rgb(72, 118, 235)  hsl(223, 80%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebbd48  rgb(235, 189, 72)  hsl(43, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#eb4876  rgb(235, 72, 118)  hsl(343, 80%, 60%)  Blush
#76eb48  rgb(118, 235, 72)  hsl(103, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green