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#4B73FA

#4b73fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b73fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 45.1% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 226.29°, with 94.59% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.2066

Complementary

  1. #4b73fa
  2. #fad24b

Split complementary

  1. #4b73fa
  2. #fa7b4b
  3. #cafa4b

Analogous

  1. #4bcafa
  2. #4b73fa
  3. #7b4bfa

Triadic

  1. #4b73fa
  2. #fa4b73
  3. #73fa4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b73fa
  2. #d24bfa
  3. #fad24b
  4. #73fa4b

Square

  1. #4b73fa
  2. #fa4bca
  3. #fad24b
  4. #4bfa7b

Monochromatic

  1. #052aa7
  2. #073cf2
  3. #4b73fa
  4. #95adfc
  5. #e0e7fe

Shades

#4b73fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b73fa
  2. #4468e1
  3. #3c5cc8
  4. #3551af
  5. #2d4596
  6. #263a7d
  7. #1e2e64
  8. #17234b
  9. #0f1732
  10. #080c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b73fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b73fa
  2. #5d81fb
  3. #6f8ffb
  4. #819dfc
  5. #93abfc
  6. #a5b9fd
  7. #b7c7fd
  8. #c9d5fe
  9. #dbe3fe
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b73fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b73fa
  2. #5074ee
  3. #5676e2
  4. #5b77d5
  5. #6078c9
  6. #667abd
  7. #6b7bb1
  8. #707ca5
  9. #757d98
  10. #7b7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d79bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c7ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0575f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b73fa {
  color: #4b73fa;
}
Background
.bg-4b73fa {
  background-color: #4b73fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b73fa {
  border: 2px solid #4b73fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b73fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 115 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b73fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b73fa, #7b4bfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b73fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 115 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.50 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.65 #b48c05 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4b73fa  rgb(75, 115, 250)  hsl(226, 95%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fad24b  rgb(250, 210, 75)  hsl(46, 95%, 64%)  Mustard
#fa4b73  rgb(250, 75, 115)  hsl(346, 95%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#73fa4b  rgb(115, 250, 75)  hsl(106, 95%, 64%)  Neon Green