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#4977EE

#4977ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4977ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 46.67% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.33% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.27°, 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2078

Complementary

  1. #4977ee
  2. #eec049

Split complementary

  1. #4977ee
  2. #ee6d49
  3. #caee49

Analogous

  1. #49caee
  2. #4977ee
  3. #6d49ee

Triadic

  1. #4977ee
  2. #ee4977
  3. #77ee49

Tetradic

  1. #4977ee
  2. #c049ee
  3. #eec049
  4. #77ee49

Square

  1. #4977ee
  2. #ee49ca
  3. #eec049
  4. #49ee6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3290
  2. #144ad6
  3. #4977ee
  4. #8fabf5
  5. #d5e0fb

Shades

#4977ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4977ee
  2. #426bd6
  3. #3a5fbe
  4. #3353a7
  5. #2c478f
  6. #253c77
  7. #1d305f
  8. #162447
  9. #0f1830
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4977ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4977ee
  2. #5b85f0
  3. #6d92f1
  4. #80a0f3
  5. #92adf5
  6. #a4bbf7
  7. #b6c9f8
  8. #c8d6fa
  9. #dbe4fc
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4977ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4977ee
  2. #4f78e3
  3. #5479d8
  4. #5a7acd
  5. #5f7bc2
  6. #657cb7
  7. #6a7cac
  8. #707da1
  9. #757e96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7bb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3086f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b80f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2677ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4977ee {
  color: #4977ee;
}
Background
.bg-4977ee {
  background-color: #4977ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4977ee {
  border: 2px solid #4977ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4977ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 119 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4977ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4977ee, #6d49ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4977ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 119 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.58 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.04 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.30 #b68811 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4977ee  rgb(73, 119, 238)  hsl(223, 83%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#eec049  rgb(238, 192, 73)  hsl(43, 83%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ee4977  rgb(238, 73, 119)  hsl(343, 83%, 61%)  Blush
#77ee49  rgb(119, 238, 73)  hsl(103, 83%, 61%)  Lawn Green