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#4E7AF2

#4e7af2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e7af2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.84% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.77% cyan, 49.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 223.9°, with 86.32% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2195

Complementary

  1. #4e7af2
  2. #f2c64e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7af2
  2. #f2744e
  3. #ccf24e

Analogous

  1. #4eccf2
  2. #4e7af2
  3. #744ef2

Triadic

  1. #4e7af2
  2. #f24e7a
  3. #7af24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7af2
  2. #c64ef2
  3. #f2c64e
  4. #7af24e

Square

  1. #4e7af2
  2. #f24ecc
  3. #f2c64e
  4. #4ef274

Monochromatic

  1. #0b329c
  2. #1149e3
  3. #4e7af2
  4. #95b0f7
  5. #dde5fc

Shades

#4e7af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7af2
  2. #466eda
  3. #3e62c2
  4. #3755a9
  5. #2f4991
  6. #273d79
  7. #1f3161
  8. #172549
  9. #101830
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7af2
  2. #6087f3
  3. #7195f5
  4. #83a2f6
  5. #95aff7
  6. #a7bdf9
  7. #b8cafa
  8. #cad7fb
  9. #dce4fc
  10. #edf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7af2
  2. #537be7
  3. #587bdb
  4. #5d7cd0
  5. #627cc4
  6. #677db9
  7. #6c7eae
  8. #717ea2
  9. #767f97
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3489f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4083f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d7af1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7af2 {
  color: #4e7af2;
}
Background
.bg-4e7af2 {
  background-color: #4e7af2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7af2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 122 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 86% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7af2, #744ef2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 122 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.53 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.01 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.96 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.48 #b1850d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e7af2  rgb(78, 122, 242)  hsl(224, 86%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2c64e  rgb(242, 198, 78)  hsl(44, 86%, 63%)  Saffron
#f24e7a  rgb(242, 78, 122)  hsl(344, 86%, 63%)  French Rose
#7af24e  rgb(122, 242, 78)  hsl(104, 86%, 63%)  Lawn Green