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#4B79DF

#4b79df ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b79df is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 47.45% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.37% cyan, 45.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 221.35°, with 69.81% saturation and 58.43% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.205

Complementary

  1. #4b79df
  2. #dfb14b

Split complementary

  1. #4b79df
  2. #df674b
  3. #c3df4b

Analogous

  1. #4bc3df
  2. #4b79df
  3. #674bdf

Triadic

  1. #4b79df
  2. #df4b79
  3. #79df4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b79df
  2. #b14bdf
  3. #dfb14b
  4. #79df4b

Square

  1. #4b79df
  2. #df4bc3
  3. #dfb14b
  4. #4bdf67

Monochromatic

  1. #16357b
  2. #2151bc
  3. #4b79df
  4. #8ca9eb
  5. #cddaf6

Shades

#4b79df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b79df
  2. #446dc9
  3. #3c61b2
  4. #35559c
  5. #2d4986
  6. #263d70
  7. #1e3059
  8. #172443
  9. #0f182d
  10. #080c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b79df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b79df
  2. #5d86e2
  3. #6f94e5
  4. #81a1e9
  5. #93afec
  6. #a5bcef
  7. #b7c9f2
  8. #c9d7f5
  9. #dbe4f9
  10. #edf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b79df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b79df
  2. #507ad6
  3. #567acc
  4. #5b7bc3
  5. #607cb9
  6. #667db0
  7. #6b7da6
  8. #707e9d
  9. #757f93
  10. #7b7f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4684e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2977dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4880e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3978de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b79df {
  color: #4b79df;
}
Background
.bg-4b79df {
  background-color: #4b79df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b79df {
  border: 2px solid #4b79df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b79df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 121 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b79df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b79df, #674bdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b79df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 121 223 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.09 #b48620 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4b79df  rgb(75, 121, 223)  hsl(221, 70%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#dfb14b  rgb(223, 177, 75)  hsl(41, 70%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#df4b79  rgb(223, 75, 121)  hsl(341, 70%, 58%)  Blush
#79df4b  rgb(121, 223, 75)  hsl(101, 70%, 58%)  Pastel Green