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#4D78EE

#4d78ee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d78ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 47.06% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.65% cyan, 49.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.98°, 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2118

Complementary

  1. #4d78ee
  2. #eec34d

Split complementary

  1. #4d78ee
  2. #ee724d
  3. #c8ee4d

Analogous

  1. #4dc8ee
  2. #4d78ee
  3. #724dee

Triadic

  1. #4d78ee
  2. #ee4d78
  3. #78ee4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d78ee
  2. #c34dee
  3. #eec34d
  4. #78ee4d

Square

  1. #4d78ee
  2. #ee4dc8
  3. #eec34d
  4. #4dee72

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3294
  2. #1549da
  3. #4d78ee
  4. #93adf5
  5. #d9e2fb

Shades

#4d78ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d78ee
  2. #456cd6
  3. #3e60be
  4. #3654a7
  5. #2e488f
  6. #273c77
  7. #1f305f
  8. #172447
  9. #0f1830
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d78ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d78ee
  2. #5f86f0
  3. #7193f1
  4. #82a1f3
  5. #94aef5
  6. #a6bcf7
  7. #b8c9f8
  8. #cad7fa
  9. #dbe4fc
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d78ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d78ee
  2. #5279e3
  3. #577ad8
  4. #5c7acd
  5. #617bc2
  6. #677cb7
  7. #6c7dac
  8. #717ea1
  9. #767e96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3487f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f81f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d78ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d78ee {
  color: #4d78ee;
}
Background
.bg-4d78ee {
  background-color: #4d78ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d78ee {
  border: 2px solid #4d78ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d78ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 120 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d78ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d78ee, #724dee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d78ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 120 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.79 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.42 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.46 #b28711 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4d78ee  rgb(77, 120, 238)  hsl(224, 83%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#eec34d  rgb(238, 195, 77)  hsl(44, 83%, 62%)  Saffron
#ee4d78  rgb(238, 77, 120)  hsl(344, 83%, 62%)  Blush
#78ee4d  rgb(120, 238, 77)  hsl(104, 83%, 62%)  Lawn Green