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#4A76EC

#4a76ec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a76ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 46.27% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.64% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 223.7°, with 81% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #4a76ec
  2. #ecc04a

Split complementary

  1. #4a76ec
  2. #ec6f4a
  3. #c7ec4a

Analogous

  1. #4ac7ec
  2. #4a76ec
  3. #6f4aec

Triadic

  1. #4a76ec
  2. #ec4a76
  3. #76ec4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a76ec
  2. #c04aec
  3. #ecc04a
  4. #76ec4a

Square

  1. #4a76ec
  2. #ec4ac7
  3. #ecc04a
  4. #4aec6f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f318e
  2. #164ad3
  3. #4a76ec
  4. #8faaf3
  5. #d4dffb

Shades

#4a76ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a76ec
  2. #436ad4
  3. #3b5ebd
  4. #3453a5
  5. #2c478e
  6. #253b76
  7. #1e2f5e
  8. #162347
  9. #0f182f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a76ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a76ec
  2. #5c84ee
  3. #6e91f0
  4. #809ff2
  5. #92adf4
  6. #a5bbf6
  7. #b7c8f7
  8. #c9d6f9
  9. #dbe4fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a76ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a76ec
  2. #4f77e1
  3. #5578d6
  4. #5a79cc
  5. #607ac1
  6. #657bb6
  7. #6a7cab
  8. #707da0
  9. #757e96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3085f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c7fef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2876eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a76ec {
  color: #4a76ec;
}
Background
.bg-4a76ec {
  background-color: #4a76ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a76ec {
  border: 2px solid #4a76ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a76ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 118 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a76ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a76ec, #6f4aec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a76ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 118 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.74 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.01 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.41 #b58913 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4a76ec  rgb(74, 118, 236)  hsl(224, 81%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecc04a  rgb(236, 192, 74)  hsl(44, 81%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ec4a76  rgb(236, 74, 118)  hsl(344, 81%, 61%)  Blush
#76ec4a  rgb(118, 236, 74)  hsl(104, 81%, 61%)  Lawn Green