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#4D74EF

#4d74ef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d74ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.78% cyan, 51.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 225.56°, with 83.51% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.06:1 (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 luminance0.203

Complementary

  1. #4d74ef
  2. #efc84d

Split complementary

  1. #4d74ef
  2. #ef774d
  3. #c5ef4d

Analogous

  1. #4dc5ef
  2. #4d74ef
  3. #774def

Triadic

  1. #4d74ef
  2. #ef4d74
  3. #74ef4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d74ef
  2. #c84def
  3. #efc84d
  4. #74ef4d

Square

  1. #4d74ef
  2. #ef4dc5
  3. #efc84d
  4. #4def77

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e96
  2. #1444dc
  3. #4d74ef
  4. #93abf5
  5. #d9e2fc

Shades

#4d74ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d74ef
  2. #4568d7
  3. #3e5dbf
  4. #3651a7
  5. #2e468f
  6. #273a78
  7. #1f2e60
  8. #172348
  9. #0f1730
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d74ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d74ef
  2. #5f82f1
  3. #7190f2
  4. #829ef4
  5. #94acf5
  6. #a6baf7
  7. #b8c7f9
  8. #cad5fa
  9. #dbe3fc
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d74ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d74ef
  2. #5275e4
  3. #5776d9
  4. #5c78ce
  5. #6179c3
  6. #677ab8
  7. #6c7bac
  8. #717ca1
  9. #767e96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d79b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2584f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #397ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2575ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d74ef {
  color: #4d74ef;
}
Background
.bg-4d74ef {
  background-color: #4d74ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d74ef {
  border: 2px solid #4d74ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d74ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 116 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d74ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d74ef, #774def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d74ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 116 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.37 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.78 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.90 #b28b10 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4d74ef  rgb(77, 116, 239)  hsl(226, 84%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#efc84d  rgb(239, 200, 77)  hsl(46, 84%, 62%)  Saffron
#ef4d74  rgb(239, 77, 116)  hsl(346, 84%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#74ef4d  rgb(116, 239, 77)  hsl(106, 84%, 62%)  Neon Green