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#4979FF

#4979ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4979ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 47.45% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 224.18°, 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2231

Complementary

  1. #4979ff
  2. #ffcf49

Split complementary

  1. #4979ff
  2. #ff7449
  3. #d4ff49

Analogous

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #4979ff
  3. #7449ff

Triadic

  1. #4979ff
  2. #ff4979
  3. #79ff49

Tetradic

  1. #4979ff
  2. #cf49ff
  3. #ffcf49
  4. #79ff49

Square

  1. #4979ff
  2. #ff49d4
  3. #ffcf49
  4. #49ff74

Monochromatic

  1. #002eaf
  2. #0042fb
  3. #4979ff
  4. #95b1ff
  5. #e2eaff

Shades

#4979ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4979ff
  2. #426de6
  3. #3a61cc
  4. #3355b3
  5. #2c4999
  6. #253d80
  7. #1d3066
  8. #16244d
  9. #0f1833
  10. #070c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4979ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4979ff
  2. #5b86ff
  3. #6d94ff
  4. #80a1ff
  5. #92afff
  6. #a4bcff
  7. #b6c9ff
  8. #c8d7ff
  9. #dbe4ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4979ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4979ff
  2. #4f7af2
  3. #547ae6
  4. #5a7bd9
  5. #5f7ccc
  6. #657dc0
  7. #6a7db3
  8. #707ea6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707ec1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #138bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007afc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3184ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b7afd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ed4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4979ff {
  color: #4979ff;
}
Background
.bg-4979ff {
  background-color: #4979ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4979ff {
  border: 2px solid #4979ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4979ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 121 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4979ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4979ff, #7449ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4979ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 121 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.75 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.40 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.81 #b68600 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4979ff  rgb(73, 121, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffcf49  rgb(255, 207, 73)  hsl(44, 100%, 64%)  Sunglow
#ff4979  rgb(255, 73, 121)  hsl(344, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#79ff49  rgb(121, 255, 73)  hsl(104, 100%, 64%)  Lawn Green