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#4973FF

#4973ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4973ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 45.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.15°, with 100% saturation and 64.31% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.209

Complementary

  1. #4973ff
  2. #ffd549

Split complementary

  1. #4973ff
  2. #ff7a49
  3. #ceff49

Analogous

  1. #49ceff
  2. #4973ff
  3. #7a49ff

Triadic

  1. #4973ff
  2. #ff4973
  3. #73ff49

Tetradic

  1. #4973ff
  2. #d549ff
  3. #ffd549
  4. #73ff49

Square

  1. #4973ff
  2. #ff49ce
  3. #ffd549
  4. #49ff7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0028af
  2. #003afb
  3. #4973ff
  4. #95aeff
  5. #e2e9ff

Shades

#4973ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4973ff
  2. #4268e6
  3. #3a5ccc
  4. #3351b3
  5. #2c4599
  6. #253a80
  7. #1d2e66
  8. #16234d
  9. #0f1733
  10. #070c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4973ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4973ff
  2. #5b81ff
  3. #6d8fff
  4. #809dff
  5. #92abff
  6. #a4b9ff
  7. #b6c7ff
  8. #c8d5ff
  9. #dbe3ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4973ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4973ff
  2. #4f74f2
  3. #5476e6
  4. #5a77d9
  5. #5f78cc
  6. #657ac0
  7. #6a7bb3
  8. #707ca6
  9. #757d99
  10. #7b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7ac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #257fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0075fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4973ff {
  color: #4973ff;
}
Background
.bg-4973ff {
  background-color: #4973ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4973ff {
  border: 2px solid #4973ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4973ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 115 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4973ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4973ff, #7a49ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4973ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 115 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.33 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.59 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.78 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.93 #b68c00 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4973ff  rgb(73, 115, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd549  rgb(255, 213, 73)  hsl(46, 100%, 64%)  Mustard
#ff4973  rgb(255, 73, 115)  hsl(346, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#73ff49  rgb(115, 255, 73)  hsl(106, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green