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#4974EE

#4974ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4974ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 45.49% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.33% cyan, 51.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.36°, with 82.91% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #4974ee
  2. #eec349

Split complementary

  1. #4974ee
  2. #ee7049
  3. #c7ee49

Analogous

  1. #49c7ee
  2. #4974ee
  3. #7049ee

Triadic

  1. #4974ee
  2. #ee4974
  3. #74ee49

Tetradic

  1. #4974ee
  2. #c349ee
  3. #eec349
  4. #74ee49

Square

  1. #4974ee
  2. #ee49c7
  3. #eec349
  4. #49ee70

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3090
  2. #1447d6
  3. #4974ee
  4. #8fa9f5
  5. #d5dffb

Shades

#4974ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4974ee
  2. #4268d6
  3. #3a5dbe
  4. #3351a7
  5. #2c468f
  6. #253a77
  7. #1d2e5f
  8. #162347
  9. #0f1730
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4974ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4974ee
  2. #5b82f0
  3. #6d90f1
  4. #809ef3
  5. #92acf5
  6. #a4baf7
  7. #b6c7f8
  8. #c8d5fa
  9. #dbe3fc
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4974ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4974ee
  2. #4f75e3
  3. #5476d8
  4. #5a78cd
  5. #5f79c2
  6. #657ab7
  7. #6a7bac
  8. #707ca1
  9. #757e96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b79b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2584f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #377ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2074ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4974ee {
  color: #4974ee;
}
Background
.bg-4974ee {
  background-color: #4974ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4974ee {
  border: 2px solid #4974ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4974ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 116 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4974ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4974ee, #7049ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4974ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 116 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.84 #b68b11 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4974ee  rgb(73, 116, 238)  hsl(224, 83%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#eec349  rgb(238, 195, 73)  hsl(44, 83%, 61%)  Saffron
#ee4974  rgb(238, 73, 116)  hsl(344, 83%, 61%)  Blush
#74ee49  rgb(116, 238, 73)  hsl(104, 83%, 61%)  Lawn Green