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#497CFD

#497cfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#497cfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 48.63% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.15% cyan, 50.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223°, with 97.83% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.2292

Complementary

  1. #497cfd
  2. #fdca49

Split complementary

  1. #497cfd
  2. #fd7049
  3. #d6fd49

Analogous

  1. #49d6fd
  2. #497cfd
  3. #7049fd

Triadic

  1. #497cfd
  2. #fd497c
  3. #7cfd49

Tetradic

  1. #497cfd
  2. #ca49fd
  3. #fdca49
  4. #7cfd49

Square

  1. #497cfd
  2. #fd49d6
  3. #fdca49
  4. #49fd70

Monochromatic

  1. #0232ab
  2. #0348f7
  3. #497cfd
  4. #95b2fe
  5. #e0e9ff

Shades

#497cfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #497cfd
  2. #4270e4
  3. #3a63ca
  4. #3357b1
  5. #2c4a98
  6. #253e7f
  7. #1d3265
  8. #16254c
  9. #0f1933
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#497cfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #497cfd
  2. #5b89fd
  3. #6d96fd
  4. #80a3fe
  5. #92b0fe
  6. #a4befe
  7. #b6cbfe
  8. #c8d8fe
  9. #dbe5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#497cfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #497cfd
  2. #4f7cf1
  3. #547de4
  4. #5a7dd8
  5. #5f7ecb
  6. #657ebf
  7. #6a7eb2
  8. #707fa6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7b808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7181c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #288cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3886ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b7cfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-497cfd {
  color: #497cfd;
}
Background
.bg-497cfd {
  background-color: #497cfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-497cfd {
  border: 2px solid #497cfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #497cfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 124 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-497cfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #497cfd, #7049fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-497cfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 124 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.83 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.38 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.53 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.83 #b68302 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#497cfd  rgb(73, 124, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdca49  rgb(253, 202, 73)  hsl(43, 98%, 64%)  Sunglow
#fd497c  rgb(253, 73, 124)  hsl(343, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#7cfd49  rgb(124, 253, 73)  hsl(103, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green