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#4D79FF

#4d79ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d79ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 47.45% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.8% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.17°, 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2247

Complementary

  1. #4d79ff
  2. #ffd34d

Split complementary

  1. #4d79ff
  2. #ff7a4d
  3. #d2ff4d

Analogous

  1. #4dd2ff
  2. #4d79ff
  3. #7a4dff

Triadic

  1. #4d79ff
  2. #ff4d79
  3. #79ff4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d79ff
  2. #d34dff
  3. #ffd34d
  4. #79ff4d

Square

  1. #4d79ff
  2. #ff4dd2
  3. #ffd34d
  4. #4dff7a

Monochromatic

  1. #002cb3
  2. #013fff
  3. #4d79ff
  4. #9ab3ff
  5. #e6ecff

Shades

#4d79ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d79ff
  2. #456de6
  3. #3e61cc
  4. #3655b3
  5. #2e4999
  6. #273d80
  7. #1f3066
  8. #17244d
  9. #0f1833
  10. #080c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d79ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d79ff
  2. #5f86ff
  3. #7194ff
  4. #82a1ff
  5. #94afff
  6. #a6bcff
  7. #b8c9ff
  8. #cad7ff
  9. #dbe4ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d79ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d79ff
  2. #527af2
  3. #577ae6
  4. #5c7bd9
  5. #617ccc
  6. #677dc0
  7. #6c7db3
  8. #717ea6
  9. #767f99
  10. #7b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717fc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #158bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3484ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #167afd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d79ff {
  color: #4d79ff;
}
Background
.bg-4d79ff {
  background-color: #4d79ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d79ff {
  border: 2px solid #4d79ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d79ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 121 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d79ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d79ff, #7a4dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d79ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 121 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.30 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.53 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.85 #b28600 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4d79ff  rgb(77, 121, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd34d  rgb(255, 211, 77)  hsl(45, 100%, 65%)  Sunglow
#ff4d79  rgb(255, 77, 121)  hsl(345, 100%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#79ff4d  rgb(121, 255, 77)  hsl(105, 100%, 65%)  Neon Green