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#4E76FD

#4e76fd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e76fd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 46.27% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.17% cyan, 53.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 226.29°, with 97.77% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2167

Complementary

  1. #4e76fd
  2. #fdd54e

Split complementary

  1. #4e76fd
  2. #fd7e4e
  3. #cdfd4e

Analogous

  1. #4ecdfd
  2. #4e76fd
  3. #7e4efd

Triadic

  1. #4e76fd
  2. #fd4e76
  3. #76fd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e76fd
  2. #d54efd
  3. #fdd54e
  4. #76fd4e

Square

  1. #4e76fd
  2. #fd4ecd
  3. #fdd54e
  4. #4efd7e

Monochromatic

  1. #022ab0
  2. #033cfc
  3. #4e76fd
  4. #9ab1fe
  5. #e5ebff

Shades

#4e76fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e76fd
  2. #466ae4
  3. #3e5eca
  4. #3753b1
  5. #2f4798
  6. #273b7f
  7. #1f2f65
  8. #17234c
  9. #101833
  10. #080c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e76fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e76fd
  2. #6084fd
  3. #7191fd
  4. #839ffe
  5. #95adfe
  6. #a7bbfe
  7. #b8c8fe
  8. #cad6fe
  9. #dce4ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e76fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e76fd
  2. #5377f1
  3. #5878e4
  4. #5d79d8
  5. #627acb
  6. #677bbf
  7. #6c7cb2
  8. #717da6
  9. #767e99
  10. #7b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7cbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0389ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3182ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1378fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e76fd {
  color: #4e76fd;
}
Background
.bg-4e76fd {
  background-color: #4e76fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e76fd {
  border: 2px solid #4e76fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e76fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 118 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e76fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e76fd, #7e4efd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e76fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 118 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.46 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.55 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.81 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.48 #b18902 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e76fd  rgb(78, 118, 253)  hsl(226, 98%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdd54e  rgb(253, 213, 78)  hsl(46, 98%, 65%)  Mustard
#fd4e76  rgb(253, 78, 118)  hsl(346, 98%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#76fd4e  rgb(118, 253, 78)  hsl(106, 98%, 65%)  Neon Green