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#4E79D5

#4e79d5 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e79d5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.45% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.38% cyan, 43.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 220.89°, with 61.64% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.201

Complementary

  1. #4e79d5
  2. #d5aa4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e79d5
  2. #d5674e
  3. #bcd54e

Analogous

  1. #4ebcd5
  2. #4e79d5
  3. #674ed5

Triadic

  1. #4e79d5
  2. #d54e79
  3. #79d54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e79d5
  2. #aa4ed5
  3. #d5aa4e
  4. #79d54e

Square

  1. #4e79d5
  2. #d54ebc
  3. #d5aa4e
  4. #4ed567

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3670
  2. #2953ad
  3. #4e79d5
  4. #8ca8e4
  5. #cad7f2

Shades

#4e79d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e79d5
  2. #466dc0
  3. #3e61aa
  4. #375595
  5. #2f4980
  6. #273d6b
  7. #1f3055
  8. #172440
  9. #10182b
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e79d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e79d5
  2. #6086d9
  3. #7194dd
  4. #83a1e2
  5. #95afe6
  6. #a7bcea
  7. #b8c9ee
  8. #cad7f2
  9. #dce4f7
  10. #edf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e79d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e79d5
  2. #537acd
  3. #587ac4
  4. #5d7bbc
  5. #627cb3
  6. #677dab
  7. #6c7da2
  8. #717e9a
  9. #767f91
  10. #7b7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e82d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3976d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e7fd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4277d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1586b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e79d5 {
  color: #4e79d5;
}
Background
.bg-4e79d5 {
  background-color: #4e79d5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e79d5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e79d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e79d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 121 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 62% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e79d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e79d5, #674ed5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e79d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 121 213 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.66 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.54 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.34 #b1862a Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e79d5  rgb(78, 121, 213)  hsl(221, 62%, 57%)  Tufts Blue
#d5aa4e  rgb(213, 170, 78)  hsl(41, 62%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#d54e79  rgb(213, 78, 121)  hsl(341, 62%, 57%)  Blush
#79d54e  rgb(121, 213, 78)  hsl(101, 62%, 57%)  Pastel Green