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#4879FD

#4879fd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4879fd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 47.45% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.54% cyan, 52.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.76°, with 97.84% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.2214

Complementary

  1. #4879fd
  2. #fdcc48

Split complementary

  1. #4879fd
  2. #fd7248
  3. #d3fd48

Analogous

  1. #48d3fd
  2. #4879fd
  3. #7248fd

Triadic

  1. #4879fd
  2. #fd4879
  3. #79fd48

Tetradic

  1. #4879fd
  2. #cc48fd
  3. #fdcc48
  4. #79fd48

Square

  1. #4879fd
  2. #fd48d3
  3. #fdcc48
  4. #48fd72

Monochromatic

  1. #022faa
  2. #0344f6
  3. #4879fd
  4. #94b0fe
  5. #dfe8ff

Shades

#4879fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4879fd
  2. #416de4
  3. #3a61ca
  4. #3255b1
  5. #2b4998
  6. #243d7f
  7. #1d3065
  8. #16244c
  9. #0e1833
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4879fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4879fd
  2. #5a86fd
  3. #6d94fd
  4. #7fa1fe
  5. #91affe
  6. #a4bcfe
  7. #b6c9fe
  8. #c8d7fe
  9. #dae4ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4879fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4879fd
  2. #4e7af1
  3. #537ae4
  4. #597bd8
  5. #5e7ccb
  6. #647dbf
  7. #6a7db2
  8. #6f7ea6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7ec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #198aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007afa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3284ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f79fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4879fd {
  color: #4879fd;
}
Background
.bg-4879fd {
  background-color: #4879fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4879fd {
  border: 2px solid #4879fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4879fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 121 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4879fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4879fd, #7248fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4879fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 121 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.47 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.59 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.33 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.79 #b78602 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4879fd  rgb(72, 121, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdcc48  rgb(253, 204, 72)  hsl(44, 98%, 64%)  Sunglow
#fd4879  rgb(253, 72, 121)  hsl(344, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#79fd48  rgb(121, 253, 72)  hsl(104, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green