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#4D77FF

#4d77ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d77ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 46.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.8% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.84°, with 100% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2199

Complementary

  1. #4d77ff
  2. #ffd54d

Split complementary

  1. #4d77ff
  2. #ff7c4d
  3. #d0ff4d

Analogous

  1. #4dd0ff
  2. #4d77ff
  3. #7c4dff

Triadic

  1. #4d77ff
  2. #ff4d77
  3. #77ff4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d77ff
  2. #d54dff
  3. #ffd54d
  4. #77ff4d

Square

  1. #4d77ff
  2. #ff4dd0
  3. #ffd54d
  4. #4dff7c

Monochromatic

  1. #002ab3
  2. #013dff
  3. #4d77ff
  4. #9ab1ff
  5. #e6ecff

Shades

#4d77ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d77ff
  2. #456be6
  3. #3e5fcc
  4. #3653b3
  5. #2e4799
  6. #273c80
  7. #1f3066
  8. #17244d
  9. #0f1833
  10. #080c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d77ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d77ff
  2. #5f85ff
  3. #7192ff
  4. #82a0ff
  5. #94adff
  6. #a6bbff
  7. #b8c9ff
  8. #cad6ff
  9. #dbe4ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d77ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d77ff
  2. #5278f2
  3. #5779e6
  4. #5c7ad9
  5. #617bcc
  6. #677cc0
  7. #6c7cb3
  8. #717da6
  9. #767e99
  10. #7b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707dc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #028aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3083ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e78fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d77ff {
  color: #4d77ff;
}
Background
.bg-4d77ff {
  background-color: #4d77ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d77ff {
  border: 2px solid #4d77ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d77ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 119 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d77ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d77ff, #7c4dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d77ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 119 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.52 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.12 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.17 #b28800 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4d77ff  rgb(77, 119, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd54d  rgb(255, 213, 77)  hsl(46, 100%, 65%)  Mustard
#ff4d77  rgb(255, 77, 119)  hsl(346, 100%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#77ff4d  rgb(119, 255, 77)  hsl(106, 100%, 65%)  Neon Green