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#4A7CED

#4a7ced ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a7ced is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 48.63% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 47.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 221.6°, with 81.91% saturation and 60.98% 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 4.63.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2199

Complementary

  1. #4a7ced
  2. #edbb4a

Split complementary

  1. #4a7ced
  2. #ed6a4a
  3. #cded4a

Analogous

  1. #4acded
  2. #4a7ced
  3. #6a4aed

Triadic

  1. #4a7ced
  2. #ed4a7c
  3. #7ced4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a7ced
  2. #bb4aed
  3. #edbb4a
  4. #7ced4a

Square

  1. #4a7ced
  2. #ed4acd
  3. #edbb4a
  4. #4aed6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3690
  2. #1550d5
  3. #4a7ced
  4. #90aef4
  5. #d5e1fb

Shades

#4a7ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a7ced
  2. #4370d5
  3. #3b63be
  4. #3457a6
  5. #2c4a8e
  6. #253e77
  7. #1e325f
  8. #162547
  9. #0f192f
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a7ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a7ced
  2. #5c89ef
  3. #6e96f1
  4. #80a3f2
  5. #92b0f4
  6. #a5bef6
  7. #b7cbf8
  8. #c9d8fa
  9. #dbe5fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a7ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a7ced
  2. #4f7ce2
  3. #557dd7
  4. #5a7dcc
  5. #607ec1
  6. #657eb7
  7. #6a7eac
  8. #707fa1
  9. #757f96
  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 #6f7fb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f89f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #117aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4384f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #317bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a7ced {
  color: #4a7ced;
}
Background
.bg-4a7ced {
  background-color: #4a7ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a7ced {
  border: 2px solid #4a7ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a7ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 124 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a7ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a7ced, #6a4aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a7ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 124 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.94 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.79 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.12 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.50 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.57 #b58312 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4a7ced  rgb(74, 124, 237)  hsl(222, 82%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#edbb4a  rgb(237, 187, 74)  hsl(42, 82%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ed4a7c  rgb(237, 74, 124)  hsl(342, 82%, 61%)  French Rose
#7ced4a  rgb(124, 237, 74)  hsl(102, 82%, 61%)  Lawn Green