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#4E77E8

#4e77e8 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e77e8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 46.67% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.38% cyan, 48.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 224.03°, with 77% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2064

Complementary

  1. #4e77e8
  2. #e8bf4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e77e8
  2. #e8724e
  3. #c4e84e

Analogous

  1. #4ec4e8
  2. #4e77e8
  3. #724ee8

Triadic

  1. #4e77e8
  2. #e84e77
  3. #77e84e

Tetradic

  1. #4e77e8
  2. #bf4ee8
  3. #e8bf4e
  4. #77e84e

Square

  1. #4e77e8
  2. #e84ec4
  3. #e8bf4e
  4. #4ee872

Monochromatic

  1. #12328b
  2. #1b4bcf
  3. #4e77e8
  4. #92abf1
  5. #d5dffa

Shades

#4e77e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e77e8
  2. #466bd1
  3. #3e5fba
  4. #3753a2
  5. #2f478b
  6. #273c74
  7. #1f305d
  8. #172446
  9. #10182e
  10. #080c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e77e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e77e8
  2. #6085ea
  3. #7192ed
  4. #83a0ef
  5. #95adf1
  6. #a7bbf4
  7. #b8c9f6
  8. #cad6f8
  9. #dce4fa
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e77e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e77e8
  2. #5378de
  3. #5879d3
  4. #5d7ac9
  5. #627bbe
  6. #677cb4
  7. #6c7caa
  8. #717d9f
  9. #767e95
  10. #7b7f8a
  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 #6d7bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3985ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0977e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4280ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3277e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e77e8 {
  color: #4e77e8;
}
Background
.bg-4e77e8 {
  background-color: #4e77e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e77e8 {
  border: 2px solid #4e77e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e77e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 119 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 77% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e77e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e77e8, #724ee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e77e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 119 232 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.09 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.28 #b18817 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e77e8  rgb(78, 119, 232)  hsl(224, 77%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#e8bf4e  rgb(232, 191, 78)  hsl(44, 77%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#e84e77  rgb(232, 78, 119)  hsl(344, 77%, 61%)  Blush
#77e84e  rgb(119, 232, 78)  hsl(104, 77%, 61%)  Lawn Green