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#487CF3

#487cf3 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#487cf3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 48.63% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.37% cyan, 48.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 221.75°, with 87.69% saturation and 61.76% 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 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2226

Complementary

  1. #487cf3
  2. #f3bf48

Split complementary

  1. #487cf3
  2. #f36948
  3. #d2f348

Analogous

  1. #48d2f3
  2. #487cf3
  3. #6948f3

Triadic

  1. #487cf3
  2. #f3487c
  3. #7cf348

Tetradic

  1. #487cf3
  2. #bf48f3
  3. #f3bf48
  4. #7cf348

Square

  1. #487cf3
  2. #f348d2
  3. #f3bf48
  4. #48f369

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3598
  2. #0f4ee0
  3. #487cf3
  4. #90aff8
  5. #d8e3fc

Shades

#487cf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487cf3
  2. #4170db
  3. #3a63c2
  4. #3257aa
  5. #2b4a92
  6. #243e7a
  7. #1d3261
  8. #162549
  9. #0e1931
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#487cf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487cf3
  2. #5a89f4
  3. #6d96f5
  4. #7fa3f7
  5. #91b0f8
  6. #a4bef9
  7. #b6cbfa
  8. #c8d8fb
  9. #dae5fd
  10. #edf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487cf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487cf3
  2. #4e7ce8
  3. #537ddc
  4. #597dd1
  5. #5e7ec5
  6. #647eba
  7. #6a7eae
  8. #6f7fa3
  9. #757f97
  10. #7a808c
  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 #6f80ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #378af7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f85f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #287bf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487cf3 {
  color: #487cf3;
}
Background
.bg-487cf3 {
  background-color: #487cf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487cf3 {
  border: 2px solid #487cf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487cf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 124 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 88% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487cf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487cf3, #6948f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487cf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 124 243 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.72 #b7830c Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#487cf3  rgb(72, 124, 243)  hsl(222, 88%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#f3bf48  rgb(243, 191, 72)  hsl(42, 88%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#f3487c  rgb(243, 72, 124)  hsl(342, 88%, 62%)  French Rose
#7cf348  rgb(124, 243, 72)  hsl(102, 88%, 62%)  Lawn Green