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#4877EB

#4877eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4877eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.36% cyan, 49.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 222.7°, 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2057

Complementary

  1. #4877eb
  2. #ebbc48

Split complementary

  1. #4877eb
  2. #eb6b48
  3. #c9eb48

Analogous

  1. #48c9eb
  2. #4877eb
  3. #6b48eb

Triadic

  1. #4877eb
  2. #eb4877
  3. #77eb48

Tetradic

  1. #4877eb
  2. #bc48eb
  3. #ebbc48
  4. #77eb48

Square

  1. #4877eb
  2. #eb48c9
  3. #ebbc48
  4. #48eb6b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f338b
  2. #174cd0
  3. #4877eb
  4. #8daaf3
  5. #d2defa

Shades

#4877eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4877eb
  2. #416bd4
  3. #3a5fbc
  4. #3253a5
  5. #2b478d
  6. #243c76
  7. #1d305e
  8. #162447
  9. #0e182f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4877eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4877eb
  2. #5a85ed
  3. #6d92ef
  4. #7fa0f1
  5. #91adf3
  6. #a4bbf5
  7. #b6c9f7
  8. #c8d6f9
  9. #dae4fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4877eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4877eb
  2. #4e78e0
  3. #5379d6
  4. #597acb
  5. #5e7bc0
  6. #647cb6
  7. #6a7cab
  8. #6f7da0
  9. #757e95
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7bb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3485ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d80ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2976ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4877eb {
  color: #4877eb;
}
Background
.bg-4877eb {
  background-color: #4877eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4877eb {
  border: 2px solid #4877eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4877eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 119 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4877eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4877eb, #6b48eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4877eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 119 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.05 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.86 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.50 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.64 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.03 #b78814 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4877eb  rgb(72, 119, 235)  hsl(223, 80%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebbc48  rgb(235, 188, 72)  hsl(43, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#eb4877  rgb(235, 72, 119)  hsl(343, 80%, 60%)  Blush
#77eb48  rgb(119, 235, 72)  hsl(103, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green