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#4B79EE

#4b79ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b79ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.49% cyan, 49.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.07°, with 82.74% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.2134

Complementary

  1. #4b79ee
  2. #eec04b

Split complementary

  1. #4b79ee
  2. #ee6e4b
  3. #caee4b

Analogous

  1. #4bcaee
  2. #4b79ee
  3. #6e4bee

Triadic

  1. #4b79ee
  2. #ee4b79
  3. #79ee4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b79ee
  2. #c04bee
  3. #eec04b
  4. #79ee4b

Square

  1. #4b79ee
  2. #ee4bca
  3. #eec04b
  4. #4bee6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3392
  2. #144cd8
  3. #4b79ee
  4. #91adf5
  5. #d7e1fb

Shades

#4b79ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b79ee
  2. #446dd6
  3. #3c61be
  4. #3555a7
  5. #2d498f
  6. #263d77
  7. #1e305f
  8. #172447
  9. #0f1830
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b79ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b79ee
  2. #5d86f0
  3. #6f94f1
  4. #81a1f3
  5. #93aff5
  6. #a5bcf7
  7. #b7c9f8
  8. #c9d7fa
  9. #dbe4fc
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b79ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b79ee
  2. #507ae3
  3. #567ad8
  4. #5b7bcd
  5. #607cc2
  6. #667db7
  7. #6b7dac
  8. #707ea1
  9. #757f96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7db6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3687f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f82f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c79ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b79ee {
  color: #4b79ee;
}
Background
.bg-4b79ee {
  background-color: #4b79ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b79ee {
  border: 2px solid #4b79ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b79ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 121 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b79ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b79ee, #6e4bee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b79ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 121 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.46 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.12 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.18 #b48611 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4b79ee  rgb(75, 121, 238)  hsl(223, 83%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#eec04b  rgb(238, 192, 75)  hsl(43, 83%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ee4b79  rgb(238, 75, 121)  hsl(343, 83%, 61%)  Blush
#79ee4b  rgb(121, 238, 75)  hsl(103, 83%, 61%)  Lawn Green