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#4878EE

#4878ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4878ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 47.06% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.75% cyan, 49.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 222.65°, with 83% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2098

Complementary

  1. #4878ee
  2. #eebe48

Split complementary

  1. #4878ee
  2. #ee6b48
  3. #cbee48

Analogous

  1. #48cbee
  2. #4878ee
  3. #6b48ee

Triadic

  1. #4878ee
  2. #ee4878
  3. #78ee48

Tetradic

  1. #4878ee
  2. #be48ee
  3. #eebe48
  4. #78ee48

Square

  1. #4878ee
  2. #ee48cb
  3. #eebe48
  4. #48ee6b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3390
  2. #144cd6
  3. #4878ee
  4. #8eacf5
  5. #d4dffb

Shades

#4878ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4878ee
  2. #416cd6
  3. #3a60be
  4. #3254a7
  5. #2b488f
  6. #243c77
  7. #1d305f
  8. #162447
  9. #0e1830
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4878ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4878ee
  2. #5a86f0
  3. #6d93f1
  4. #7fa1f3
  5. #91aef5
  6. #a4bcf7
  7. #b6c9f8
  8. #c8d7fa
  9. #dae4fc
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4878ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4878ee
  2. #4e79e3
  3. #537ad8
  4. #597acd
  5. #5e7bc2
  6. #647cb7
  7. #6a7dac
  8. #6f7ea1
  9. #757e96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3286f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c81f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2777ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4878ee {
  color: #4878ee;
}
Background
.bg-4878ee {
  background-color: #4878ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4878ee {
  border: 2px solid #4878ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4878ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 120 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4878ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4878ee, #6b48ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4878ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 120 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.72 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.48 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.06 #b78711 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4878ee  rgb(72, 120, 238)  hsl(223, 83%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#eebe48  rgb(238, 190, 72)  hsl(43, 83%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ee4878  rgb(238, 72, 120)  hsl(343, 83%, 61%)  French Rose
#78ee48  rgb(120, 238, 72)  hsl(103, 83%, 61%)  Lawn Green