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#4E7DEC

#4e7dec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e7dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 49.02% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 47.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.15°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2234

Complementary

  1. #4e7dec
  2. #ecbd4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7dec
  2. #ec6e4e
  3. #ccec4e

Analogous

  1. #4eccec
  2. #4e7dec
  3. #6e4eec

Triadic

  1. #4e7dec
  2. #ec4e7d
  3. #7dec4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7dec
  2. #bd4eec
  3. #ecbd4e
  4. #7dec4e

Square

  1. #4e7dec
  2. #ec4ecc
  3. #ecbd4e
  4. #4eec6e

Monochromatic

  1. #103691
  2. #1750d6
  3. #4e7dec
  4. #93b0f3
  5. #d8e2fb

Shades

#4e7dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7dec
  2. #4671d4
  3. #3e64bd
  4. #3758a5
  5. #2f4b8e
  6. #273f76
  7. #1f325e
  8. #172647
  9. #10192f
  10. #080d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7dec
  2. #608aee
  3. #7197f0
  4. #83a4f2
  5. #95b1f4
  6. #a7bef6
  7. #b8cbf7
  8. #cad8f9
  9. #dce5fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7dec
  2. #537de1
  3. #587ed6
  4. #5d7ecc
  5. #627ec1
  6. #677fb6
  7. #6c7fab
  8. #717fa0
  9. #767f96
  10. #7b808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7180b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #438af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4785ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #377ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7dec {
  color: #4e7dec;
}
Background
.bg-4e7dec {
  background-color: #4e7dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7dec {
  border: 2px solid #4e7dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 125 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7dec, #6e4eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 125 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.13 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.07 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.64 #b18213 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e7dec  rgb(78, 125, 236)  hsl(222, 81%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecbd4e  rgb(236, 189, 78)  hsl(42, 81%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#ec4e7d  rgb(236, 78, 125)  hsl(342, 81%, 62%)  Blush
#7dec4e  rgb(125, 236, 78)  hsl(102, 81%, 62%)  Lawn Green