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#4879FF

#4879ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4879ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.76% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 223.93°, with 100% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2227

Complementary

  1. #4879ff
  2. #ffce48

Split complementary

  1. #4879ff
  2. #ff7248
  3. #d5ff48

Analogous

  1. #48d5ff
  2. #4879ff
  3. #7248ff

Triadic

  1. #4879ff
  2. #ff4879
  3. #79ff48

Tetradic

  1. #4879ff
  2. #ce48ff
  3. #ffce48
  4. #79ff48

Square

  1. #4879ff
  2. #ff48d5
  3. #ffce48
  4. #48ff72

Monochromatic

  1. #002fae
  2. #0043fb
  3. #4879ff
  4. #95b1ff
  5. #e1e9ff

Shades

#4879ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4879ff
  2. #416de6
  3. #3a61cc
  4. #3255b3
  5. #2b4999
  6. #243d80
  7. #1d3066
  8. #16244d
  9. #0e1833
  10. #070c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4879ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4879ff
  2. #5a86ff
  3. #6d94ff
  4. #7fa1ff
  5. #91afff
  6. #a4bcff
  7. #b6c9ff
  8. #c8d7ff
  9. #dae4ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4879ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4879ff
  2. #4e7af2
  3. #537ae6
  4. #597bd9
  5. #5e7ccc
  6. #647dc0
  7. #6a7db3
  8. #6f7ea6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7ec1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #128bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007afc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3084ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #077afd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ed4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4879ff {
  color: #4879ff;
}
Background
.bg-4879ff {
  background-color: #4879ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4879ff {
  border: 2px solid #4879ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4879ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 121 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4879ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4879ff, #7248ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4879ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 121 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.79 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.38 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.80 #b78600 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4879ff  rgb(72, 121, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffce48  rgb(255, 206, 72)  hsl(44, 100%, 64%)  Sunglow
#ff4879  rgb(255, 72, 121)  hsl(344, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#79ff48  rgb(121, 255, 72)  hsl(104, 100%, 64%)  Lawn Green