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#4E75F0

#4e75f0 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e75f0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.88% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.5% cyan, 51.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 225.56°, with 84.38% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #4e75f0
  2. #f0c94e

Split complementary

  1. #4e75f0
  2. #f0784e
  3. #c6f04e

Analogous

  1. #4ec6f0
  2. #4e75f0
  3. #784ef0

Triadic

  1. #4e75f0
  2. #f04e75
  3. #75f04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e75f0
  2. #c94ef0
  3. #f0c94e
  4. #75f04e

Square

  1. #4e75f0
  2. #f04ec6
  3. #f0c94e
  4. #4ef078

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e98
  2. #1344df
  3. #4e75f0
  4. #95acf6
  5. #dbe3fc

Shades

#4e75f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e75f0
  2. #4669d8
  3. #3e5ec0
  4. #3752a8
  5. #2f4690
  6. #273b78
  7. #1f2f60
  8. #172348
  9. #101730
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e75f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e75f0
  2. #6083f2
  3. #7191f3
  4. #839ef5
  5. #95acf6
  6. #a7baf8
  7. #b8c8f9
  8. #cad6fb
  9. #dce3fc
  10. #edf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e75f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e75f0
  2. #5376e5
  3. #5877da
  4. #5d78ce
  5. #6279c3
  6. #677bb8
  7. #6c7cad
  8. #717da2
  9. #767e96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7ab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2785f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a7ff3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2776ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e75f0 {
  color: #4e75f0;
}
Background
.bg-4e75f0 {
  background-color: #4e75f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e75f0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e75f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e75f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 117 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e75f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e75f0, #784ef0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e75f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 117 240 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.92 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.97 #b18a0f Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e75f0  rgb(78, 117, 240)  hsl(226, 84%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#f0c94e  rgb(240, 201, 78)  hsl(46, 84%, 62%)  Saffron
#f04e75  rgb(240, 78, 117)  hsl(346, 84%, 62%)  Blush
#75f04e  rgb(117, 240, 78)  hsl(106, 84%, 62%)  Neon Green