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#4D7FFA

#4d7ffa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d7ffa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 49.8% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.2% cyan, 49.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 222.66°, with 94.54% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2366

Complementary

  1. #4d7ffa
  2. #fac84d

Split complementary

  1. #4d7ffa
  2. #fa724d
  3. #d6fa4d

Analogous

  1. #4dd6fa
  2. #4d7ffa
  3. #724dfa

Triadic

  1. #4d7ffa
  2. #fa4d7f
  3. #7ffa4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d7ffa
  2. #c84dfa
  3. #fac84d
  4. #7ffa4d

Square

  1. #4d7ffa
  2. #fa4dd6
  3. #fac84d
  4. #4dfa72

Monochromatic

  1. #0534a9
  2. #074bf4
  3. #4d7ffa
  4. #97b5fc
  5. #e2eafe

Shades

#4d7ffa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d7ffa
  2. #4572e1
  3. #3e66c8
  4. #3659af
  5. #2e4c96
  6. #27407d
  7. #1f3364
  8. #17264b
  9. #0f1932
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d7ffa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d7ffa
  2. #5f8cfb
  3. #7199fb
  4. #82a5fc
  5. #94b2fc
  6. #a6bffd
  7. #b8ccfd
  8. #cad9fe
  9. #dbe5fe
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d7ffa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d7ffa
  2. #527fee
  3. #577fe2
  4. #5c7fd5
  5. #617fc9
  6. #6780bd
  7. #6c80b1
  8. #7180a5
  9. #768098
  10. #7b808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7383c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #378efe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ef8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4188fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c7ef9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d7ffa {
  color: #4d7ffa;
}
Background
.bg-4d7ffa {
  background-color: #4d7ffa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d7ffa {
  border: 2px solid #4d7ffa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d7ffa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 127 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d7ffa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d7ffa, #724dfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d7ffa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 127 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.62 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.44 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.38 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.65 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.09 #b28005 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4d7ffa  rgb(77, 127, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac84d  rgb(250, 200, 77)  hsl(43, 95%, 64%)  Saffron
#fa4d7f  rgb(250, 77, 127)  hsl(343, 95%, 64%)  French Rose
#7ffa4d  rgb(127, 250, 77)  hsl(103, 95%, 64%)  Lawn Green