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#4D74EE

#4d74ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d74ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.49% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.65% cyan, 51.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 225.47°, with 82.56% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2024

Complementary

  1. #4d74ee
  2. #eec74d

Split complementary

  1. #4d74ee
  2. #ee764d
  3. #c4ee4d

Analogous

  1. #4dc4ee
  2. #4d74ee
  3. #764dee

Triadic

  1. #4d74ee
  2. #ee4d74
  3. #74ee4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d74ee
  2. #c74dee
  3. #eec74d
  4. #74ee4d

Square

  1. #4d74ee
  2. #ee4dc4
  3. #eec74d
  4. #4dee76

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2f94
  2. #1544da
  3. #4d74ee
  4. #93abf5
  5. #d9e1fb

Shades

#4d74ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d74ee
  2. #4568d6
  3. #3e5dbe
  4. #3651a7
  5. #2e468f
  6. #273a77
  7. #1f2e5f
  8. #172347
  9. #0f1730
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d74ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d74ee
  2. #5f82f0
  3. #7190f1
  4. #829ef3
  5. #94acf5
  6. #a6baf7
  7. #b8c7f8
  8. #cad5fa
  9. #dbe3fc
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d74ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d74ee
  2. #5275e3
  3. #5776d8
  4. #5c78cd
  5. #6179c2
  6. #677ab7
  7. #6c7bac
  8. #717ca1
  9. #767e96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c79b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2784f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a7ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2675ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d74ee {
  color: #4d74ee;
}
Background
.bg-4d74ee {
  background-color: #4d74ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d74ee {
  border: 2px solid #4d74ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d74ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 116 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d74ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d74ee, #764dee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d74ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 116 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.48 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.70 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.94 #b28b11 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4d74ee  rgb(77, 116, 238)  hsl(225, 83%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#eec74d  rgb(238, 199, 77)  hsl(45, 83%, 62%)  Saffron
#ee4d74  rgb(238, 77, 116)  hsl(345, 83%, 62%)  Blush
#74ee4d  rgb(116, 238, 77)  hsl(105, 83%, 62%)  Neon Green