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#4B7AED

#4b7aed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b7aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 47.84% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.35% cyan, 48.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.59°, with 81.82% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.2153

Complementary

  1. #4b7aed
  2. #edbe4b

Split complementary

  1. #4b7aed
  2. #ed6d4b
  3. #cbed4b

Analogous

  1. #4bcbed
  2. #4b7aed
  3. #6d4bed

Triadic

  1. #4b7aed
  2. #ed4b7a
  3. #7aed4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b7aed
  2. #be4bed
  3. #edbe4b
  4. #7aed4b

Square

  1. #4b7aed
  2. #ed4bcb
  3. #edbe4b
  4. #4bed6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3491
  2. #154dd6
  3. #4b7aed
  4. #91adf4
  5. #d6e1fb

Shades

#4b7aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b7aed
  2. #446ed5
  3. #3c62be
  4. #3555a6
  5. #2d498e
  6. #263d77
  7. #1e315f
  8. #172547
  9. #0f182f
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b7aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b7aed
  2. #5d87ef
  3. #6f95f1
  4. #81a2f2
  5. #93aff4
  6. #a5bdf6
  7. #b7caf8
  8. #c9d7fa
  9. #dbe4fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b7aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b7aed
  2. #507be2
  3. #567bd7
  4. #5b7ccc
  5. #607cc1
  6. #667db7
  7. #6b7eac
  8. #707ea1
  9. #757f96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a88f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0179eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4182f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f79ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b7aed {
  color: #4b7aed;
}
Background
.bg-4b7aed {
  background-color: #4b7aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b7aed {
  border: 2px solid #4b7aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b7aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 122 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b7aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b7aed, #6d4bed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b7aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 122 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.24 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.90 #b48512 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4b7aed  rgb(75, 122, 237)  hsl(223, 82%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#edbe4b  rgb(237, 190, 75)  hsl(43, 82%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ed4b7a  rgb(237, 75, 122)  hsl(343, 82%, 61%)  Blush
#7aed4b  rgb(122, 237, 75)  hsl(103, 82%, 61%)  Lawn Green