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#4E80F6

#4e80f6 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e80f6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 50.2% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.29% cyan, 47.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 222.14°, with 90.32% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2371

Complementary

  1. #4e80f6
  2. #f6c44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e80f6
  2. #f6704e
  3. #d4f64e

Analogous

  1. #4ed4f6
  2. #4e80f6
  3. #704ef6

Triadic

  1. #4e80f6
  2. #f64e80
  3. #80f64e

Tetradic

  1. #4e80f6
  2. #c44ef6
  3. #f6c44e
  4. #80f64e

Square

  1. #4e80f6
  2. #f64ed4
  3. #f6c44e
  4. #4ef670

Monochromatic

  1. #0836a3
  2. #0c4fec
  3. #4e80f6
  4. #97b4fa
  5. #e0e8fd

Shades

#4e80f6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e80f6
  2. #4673dd
  3. #3e66c5
  4. #375aac
  5. #2f4d94
  6. #27407b
  7. #1f3362
  8. #17264a
  9. #101a31
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e80f6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e80f6
  2. #608df7
  3. #7199f8
  4. #83a6f9
  5. #95b3fa
  6. #a7c0fb
  7. #b8ccfb
  8. #cad9fc
  9. #dce6fd
  10. #edf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e80f6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e80f6
  2. #5380ea
  3. #5880de
  4. #5d80d3
  5. #6280c7
  6. #6780bb
  7. #6c80af
  8. #7180a3
  9. #768098
  10. #7b808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7383bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f8efa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c7ef4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009caf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4689f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #337ff5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e80f6 {
  color: #4e80f6;
}
Background
.bg-4e80f6 {
  background-color: #4e80f6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e80f6 {
  border: 2px solid #4e80f6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e80f6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 128 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 90% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e80f6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e80f6, #704ef6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e80f6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 128 246 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.82 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.03 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.52 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.03 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.75 #b17f09 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e80f6  rgb(78, 128, 246)  hsl(222, 90%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#f6c44e  rgb(246, 196, 78)  hsl(42, 90%, 64%)  Saffron
#f64e80  rgb(246, 78, 128)  hsl(342, 90%, 64%)  French Rose
#80f64e  rgb(128, 246, 78)  hsl(102, 90%, 64%)  Lawn Green