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#4E75C6

#4e75c6 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e75c6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.88% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.61% cyan, 40.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 220.5°, with 51.28% saturation and 54.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1842

Complementary

  1. #4e75c6
  2. #c69f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e75c6
  2. #c6634e
  3. #b1c64e

Analogous

  1. #4eb1c6
  2. #4e75c6
  3. #634ec6

Triadic

  1. #4e75c6
  2. #c64e75
  3. #75c64e

Tetradic

  1. #4e75c6
  2. #9f4ec6
  3. #c69f4e
  4. #75c64e

Square

  1. #4e75c6
  2. #c64eb1
  3. #c69f4e
  4. #4ec663

Monochromatic

  1. #1e325d
  2. #315297
  3. #4e75c6
  4. #88a2d9
  5. #c2cfeb

Shades

#4e75c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e75c6
  2. #4669b2
  3. #3e5e9e
  4. #37528b
  5. #2f4677
  6. #273b63
  7. #1f2f4f
  8. #17233b
  9. #101728
  10. #080c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e75c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e75c6
  2. #6083cc
  3. #7191d1
  4. #839ed7
  5. #95acdd
  6. #a7bae3
  7. #b8c8e8
  8. #cad6ee
  9. #dce3f4
  10. #edf1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e75c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e75c6
  2. #5376bf
  3. #5877b8
  4. #5d78b1
  5. #6279aa
  6. #677ba3
  7. #6c7c9c
  8. #717d95
  9. #767e8e
  10. #7b7f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69769d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #517dc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4172c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #507ac8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4673c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2680aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e75c6 {
  color: #4e75c6;
}
Background
.bg-4e75c6 {
  background-color: #4e75c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e75c6 {
  border: 2px solid #4e75c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e75c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 117 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e75c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e75c6, #634ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e75c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 117 198 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.03 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.12 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.29 #b18a39 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e75c6  rgb(78, 117, 198)  hsl(221, 51%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#c69f4e  rgb(198, 159, 78)  hsl(41, 51%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#c64e75  rgb(198, 78, 117)  hsl(341, 51%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#75c64e  rgb(117, 198, 78)  hsl(101, 51%, 54%)  Mantis