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#4C7CED

#4c7ced ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4c7ced is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 48.63% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.93% cyan, 47.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.11°, with 81.73% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #4c7ced
  2. #edbd4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c7ced
  2. #ed6c4c
  3. #cded4c

Analogous

  1. #4ccded
  2. #4c7ced
  3. #6c4ced

Triadic

  1. #4c7ced
  2. #ed4c7c
  3. #7ced4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c7ced
  2. #bd4ced
  3. #edbd4c
  4. #7ced4c

Square

  1. #4c7ced
  2. #ed4ccd
  3. #edbd4c
  4. #4ced6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3691
  2. #164fd7
  3. #4c7ced
  4. #91aff4
  5. #d7e2fb

Shades

#4c7ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c7ced
  2. #4470d5
  3. #3d63be
  4. #3557a6
  5. #2e4a8e
  6. #263e77
  7. #1e325f
  8. #172547
  9. #0f192f
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c7ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c7ced
  2. #5e89ef
  3. #7096f1
  4. #82a3f2
  5. #94b0f4
  6. #a6bef6
  7. #b7cbf8
  8. #c9d8fa
  9. #dbe5fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c7ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c7ced
  2. #517ce2
  3. #567dd7
  4. #5c7dcc
  5. #617ec1
  6. #667eb7
  7. #6b7eac
  8. #707fa1
  9. #767f96
  10. #7b808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707fb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f89f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #147aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4584f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #337bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c7ced {
  color: #4c7ced;
}
Background
.bg-4c7ced {
  background-color: #4c7ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c7ced {
  border: 2px solid #4c7ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c7ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 124 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c7ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c7ced, #6c4ced);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c7ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 124 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.44 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.72 #b38312 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4c7ced  rgb(76, 124, 237)  hsl(222, 82%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#edbd4c  rgb(237, 189, 76)  hsl(42, 82%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#ed4c7c  rgb(237, 76, 124)  hsl(342, 82%, 61%)  French Rose
#7ced4c  rgb(124, 237, 76)  hsl(102, 82%, 61%)  Lawn Green