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#487DE9

#487de9 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#487de9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 49.02% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.1% cyan, 46.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 220.25°, with 78.54% saturation and 59.8% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.2193

Complementary

  1. #487de9
  2. #e9b448

Split complementary

  1. #487de9
  2. #e96348
  3. #cde948

Analogous

  1. #48cde9
  2. #487de9
  3. #6348e9

Triadic

  1. #487de9
  2. #e9487d
  3. #7de948

Tetradic

  1. #487de9
  2. #b448e9
  3. #e9b448
  4. #7de948

Square

  1. #487de9
  2. #e948cd
  3. #e9b448
  4. #48e963

Monochromatic

  1. #103888
  2. #1954cc
  3. #487de9
  4. #8cadf1
  5. #d1def9

Shades

#487de9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487de9
  2. #4171d2
  3. #3a64ba
  4. #3258a3
  5. #2b4b8c
  6. #243f75
  7. #1d325d
  8. #162646
  9. #0e192f
  10. #070d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#487de9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487de9
  2. #5a8aeb
  3. #6d97ed
  4. #7fa4f0
  5. #91b1f2
  6. #a4bef4
  7. #b6cbf6
  8. #c8d8f8
  9. #dae5fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487de9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487de9
  2. #4e7ddf
  3. #537ed4
  4. #597eca
  5. #5e7ebf
  6. #647fb5
  7. #6a7faa
  8. #6f7fa0
  9. #757f95
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7fb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4589ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #207ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4684eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #347be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487de9 {
  color: #487de9;
}
Background
.bg-487de9 {
  background-color: #487de9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487de9 {
  border: 2px solid #487de9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487de9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 125 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487de9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487de9, #6348e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487de9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 125 233 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.70 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.74 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.10 #b78216 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#487de9  rgb(72, 125, 233)  hsl(220, 79%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#e9b448  rgb(233, 180, 72)  hsl(40, 79%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#e9487d  rgb(233, 72, 125)  hsl(340, 79%, 60%)  French Rose
#7de948  rgb(125, 233, 72)  hsl(100, 79%, 60%)  Lawn Green