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#497BF2

#497bf2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#497bf2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 48.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.83% cyan, 49.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 222.25°, with 86.67% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.2199

Complementary

  1. #497bf2
  2. #f2c049

Split complementary

  1. #497bf2
  2. #f26b49
  3. #cff249

Analogous

  1. #49cff2
  2. #497bf2
  3. #6b49f2

Triadic

  1. #497bf2
  2. #f2497b
  3. #7bf249

Tetradic

  1. #497bf2
  2. #c049f2
  3. #f2c049
  4. #7bf249

Square

  1. #497bf2
  2. #f249cf
  3. #f2c049
  4. #49f26b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3497
  2. #104ddf
  3. #497bf2
  4. #90aff7
  5. #d8e3fc

Shades

#497bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #497bf2
  2. #426fda
  3. #3a62c2
  4. #3356a9
  5. #2c4a91
  6. #253e79
  7. #1d3161
  8. #162549
  9. #0f1930
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#497bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #497bf2
  2. #5b88f3
  3. #6d95f5
  4. #80a3f6
  5. #92b0f7
  6. #a4bdf9
  7. #b6cafa
  8. #c8d7fb
  9. #dbe5fc
  10. #edf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#497bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #497bf2
  2. #4f7ce7
  3. #547cdb
  4. #5a7dd0
  5. #5f7dc4
  6. #657eb9
  7. #6a7eae
  8. #707fa2
  9. #757f97
  10. #7b808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7fb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3689f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e84f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #297af1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-497bf2 {
  color: #497bf2;
}
Background
.bg-497bf2 {
  background-color: #497bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-497bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #497bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #497bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 123 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-497bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #497bf2, #6b49f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-497bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 123 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.10 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.49 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.00 #b6840d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#497bf2  rgb(73, 123, 242)  hsl(222, 87%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2c049  rgb(242, 192, 73)  hsl(42, 87%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#f2497b  rgb(242, 73, 123)  hsl(342, 87%, 62%)  French Rose
#7bf249  rgb(123, 242, 73)  hsl(102, 87%, 62%)  Lawn Green