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#487AEC

#487aec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#487aec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 47.84% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.49% cyan, 48.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 221.71°, with 81.19% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.2135

Complementary

  1. #487aec
  2. #ecba48

Split complementary

  1. #487aec
  2. #ec6848
  3. #ccec48

Analogous

  1. #48ccec
  2. #487aec
  3. #6848ec

Triadic

  1. #487aec
  2. #ec487a
  3. #7aec48

Tetradic

  1. #487aec
  2. #ba48ec
  3. #ecba48
  4. #7aec48

Square

  1. #487aec
  2. #ec48cc
  3. #ecba48
  4. #48ec68

Monochromatic

  1. #0f358c
  2. #164fd2
  3. #487aec
  4. #8dacf3
  5. #d3dffa

Shades

#487aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487aec
  2. #416ed4
  3. #3a62bd
  4. #3255a5
  5. #2b498e
  6. #243d76
  7. #1d315e
  8. #162547
  9. #0e182f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#487aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487aec
  2. #5a87ee
  3. #6d95f0
  4. #7fa2f2
  5. #91aff4
  6. #a4bdf6
  7. #b6caf7
  8. #c8d7f9
  9. #dae4fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487aec
  2. #4e7be1
  3. #537bd6
  4. #597ccc
  5. #5e7cc1
  6. #647db6
  7. #6a7eab
  8. #6f7ea0
  9. #757f96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a87f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4082ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d79eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487aec {
  color: #487aec;
}
Background
.bg-487aec {
  background-color: #487aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487aec {
  border: 2px solid #487aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 122 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487aec, #6848ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 122 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.68 #b78513 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#487aec  rgb(72, 122, 236)  hsl(222, 81%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecba48  rgb(236, 186, 72)  hsl(42, 81%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#ec487a  rgb(236, 72, 122)  hsl(342, 81%, 60%)  French Rose
#7aec48  rgb(122, 236, 72)  hsl(102, 81%, 60%)  Lawn Green