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#4E7CF4

#4e7cf4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e7cf4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 48.63% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.03% cyan, 49.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 223.37°, with 88.3% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2257

Complementary

  1. #4e7cf4
  2. #f4c64e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7cf4
  2. #f4734e
  3. #cff44e

Analogous

  1. #4ecff4
  2. #4e7cf4
  3. #734ef4

Triadic

  1. #4e7cf4
  2. #f44e7c
  3. #7cf44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7cf4
  2. #c64ef4
  3. #f4c64e
  4. #7cf44e

Square

  1. #4e7cf4
  2. #f44ecf
  3. #f4c64e
  4. #4ef473

Monochromatic

  1. #0a339f
  2. #0e4ae7
  3. #4e7cf4
  4. #96b1f8
  5. #dee7fd

Shades

#4e7cf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7cf4
  2. #4670dc
  3. #3e63c3
  4. #3757ab
  5. #2f4a92
  6. #273e7a
  7. #1f3262
  8. #172549
  9. #101931
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7cf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7cf4
  2. #6089f5
  3. #7196f6
  4. #83a3f7
  5. #95b0f8
  6. #a7befa
  7. #b8cbfb
  8. #cad8fc
  9. #dce5fd
  10. #edf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7cf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7cf4
  2. #537ce8
  3. #587ddd
  4. #5d7dd1
  5. #627ec6
  6. #677eba
  7. #6c7eae
  8. #717fa3
  9. #767f97
  10. #7b808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7180bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #378bf8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4185f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e7cf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7cf4 {
  color: #4e7cf4;
}
Background
.bg-4e7cf4 {
  background-color: #4e7cf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7cf4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7cf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7cf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 124 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 88% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7cf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7cf4, #734ef4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7cf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 124 244 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.02 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.03 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.33 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.82 #b1830b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e7cf4  rgb(78, 124, 244)  hsl(223, 88%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#f4c64e  rgb(244, 198, 78)  hsl(43, 88%, 63%)  Saffron
#f44e7c  rgb(244, 78, 124)  hsl(343, 88%, 63%)  French Rose
#7cf44e  rgb(124, 244, 78)  hsl(103, 88%, 63%)  Lawn Green