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#4977FF

#4977ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4977ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 46.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 224.84°, 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2183

Complementary

  1. #4977ff
  2. #ffd149

Split complementary

  1. #4977ff
  2. #ff7649
  3. #d2ff49

Analogous

  1. #49d2ff
  2. #4977ff
  3. #7649ff

Triadic

  1. #4977ff
  2. #ff4977
  3. #77ff49

Tetradic

  1. #4977ff
  2. #d149ff
  3. #ffd149
  4. #77ff49

Square

  1. #4977ff
  2. #ff49d2
  3. #ffd149
  4. #49ff76

Monochromatic

  1. #002caf
  2. #0040fb
  3. #4977ff
  4. #95b0ff
  5. #e2e9ff

Shades

#4977ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4977ff
  2. #426be6
  3. #3a5fcc
  4. #3353b3
  5. #2c4799
  6. #253c80
  7. #1d3066
  8. #16244d
  9. #0f1833
  10. #070c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4977ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4977ff
  2. #5b85ff
  3. #6d92ff
  4. #80a0ff
  5. #92adff
  6. #a4bbff
  7. #b6c9ff
  8. #c8d6ff
  9. #dbe4ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4977ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4977ff
  2. #4f78f2
  3. #5479e6
  4. #5a7ad9
  5. #5f7bcc
  6. #657cc0
  7. #6a7cb3
  8. #707da6
  9. #757e99
  10. #7b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7dc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0089ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d82ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0078fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4977ff {
  color: #4977ff;
}
Background
.bg-4977ff {
  background-color: #4977ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4977ff {
  border: 2px solid #4977ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4977ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 119 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4977ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4977ff, #7649ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4977ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 119 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.24 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.21 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.05 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.45 #b68800 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4977ff  rgb(73, 119, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd149  rgb(255, 209, 73)  hsl(45, 100%, 64%)  Sunglow
#ff4977  rgb(255, 73, 119)  hsl(345, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#77ff49  rgb(119, 255, 73)  hsl(105, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green