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#4877DF

#4877df ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4877df is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 46.67% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.71% cyan, 46.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 221.32°, with 70.23% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #4877df
  2. #dfb048

Split complementary

  1. #4877df
  2. #df6448
  3. #c3df48

Analogous

  1. #48c3df
  2. #4877df
  3. #6448df

Triadic

  1. #4877df
  2. #df4877
  3. #77df48

Tetradic

  1. #4877df
  2. #b048df
  3. #dfb048
  4. #77df48

Square

  1. #4877df
  2. #df48c3
  3. #dfb048
  4. #48df64

Monochromatic

  1. #153479
  2. #2150ba
  3. #4877df
  4. #89a7ea
  5. #cad8f6

Shades

#4877df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4877df
  2. #416bc9
  3. #3a5fb2
  4. #32539c
  5. #2b4786
  6. #243c70
  7. #1d3059
  8. #162443
  9. #0e182d
  10. #070c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4877df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4877df
  2. #5a85e2
  3. #6d92e5
  4. #7fa0e9
  5. #91adec
  6. #a4bbef
  7. #b6c9f2
  8. #c8d6f5
  9. #dae4f9
  10. #edf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4877df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4877df
  2. #4e78d6
  3. #5379cc
  4. #597ac3
  5. #5e7bb9
  6. #647cb0
  7. #6a7ca6
  8. #6f7d9d
  9. #757e93
  10. #7a7f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7aac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4183e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2075dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #447ee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3476de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4877df {
  color: #4877df;
}
Background
.bg-4877df {
  background-color: #4877df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4877df {
  border: 2px solid #4877df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4877df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 119 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4877df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4877df, #6448df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4877df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 119 223 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.38 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.26 #b78820 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4877df  rgb(72, 119, 223)  hsl(221, 70%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#dfb048  rgb(223, 176, 72)  hsl(41, 70%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#df4877  rgb(223, 72, 119)  hsl(341, 70%, 58%)  Blush
#77df48  rgb(119, 223, 72)  hsl(101, 70%, 58%)  Pastel Green