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#4B7AFF

#4b7aff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b7aff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 47.84% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.59% cyan, 52.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 224.33°, with 100% saturation and 64.71% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2263

Complementary

  1. #4b7aff
  2. #ffd04b

Split complementary

  1. #4b7aff
  2. #ff764b
  3. #d4ff4b

Analogous

  1. #4bd4ff
  2. #4b7aff
  3. #764bff

Triadic

  1. #4b7aff
  2. #ff4b7a
  3. #7aff4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b7aff
  2. #d04bff
  3. #ffd04b
  4. #7aff4b

Square

  1. #4b7aff
  2. #ff4bd4
  3. #ffd04b
  4. #4bff76

Monochromatic

  1. #002eb1
  2. #0042fe
  3. #4b7aff
  4. #98b3ff
  5. #e4ebff

Shades

#4b7aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b7aff
  2. #446ee6
  3. #3c62cc
  4. #3555b3
  5. #2d4999
  6. #263d80
  7. #1e3166
  8. #17254d
  9. #0f1833
  10. #080c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b7aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b7aff
  2. #5d87ff
  3. #6f95ff
  4. #81a2ff
  5. #93afff
  6. #a5bdff
  7. #b7caff
  8. #c9d7ff
  9. #dbe4ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b7aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b7aff
  2. #507bf2
  3. #567be6
  4. #5b7cd9
  5. #607ccc
  6. #667dc0
  7. #6b7eb3
  8. #707ea6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717fc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b8cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3485ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #157bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ed5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b7aff {
  color: #4b7aff;
}
Background
.bg-4b7aff {
  background-color: #4b7aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b7aff {
  border: 2px solid #4b7aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b7aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 122 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b7aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b7aff, #764bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b7aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 122 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.82 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.14 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.51 #b48500 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4b7aff  rgb(75, 122, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd04b  rgb(255, 208, 75)  hsl(44, 100%, 65%)  Sunglow
#ff4b7a  rgb(255, 75, 122)  hsl(344, 100%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7aff4b  rgb(122, 255, 75)  hsl(104, 100%, 65%)  Lawn Green