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#4F79DB

#4f79db ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4f79db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 47.45% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.93% cyan, 44.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 66.04% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2045

Complementary

  1. #4f79db
  2. #dbb14f

Split complementary

  1. #4f79db
  2. #db6b4f
  3. #bfdb4f

Analogous

  1. #4fbfdb
  2. #4f79db
  3. #6b4fdb

Triadic

  1. #4f79db
  2. #db4f79
  3. #79db4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f79db
  2. #b14fdb
  3. #dbb14f
  4. #79db4f

Square

  1. #4f79db
  2. #db4fbf
  3. #dbb14f
  4. #4fdb6b

Monochromatic

  1. #193578
  2. #2651b8
  3. #4f79db
  4. #8fa9e8
  5. #cedaf5

Shades

#4f79db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f79db
  2. #476dc5
  3. #3f61af
  4. #375599
  5. #2f4983
  6. #283d6e
  7. #203058
  8. #182442
  9. #10182c
  10. #080c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f79db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f79db
  2. #6186df
  3. #7294e2
  4. #84a1e6
  5. #95afe9
  6. #a7bced
  7. #b9c9f1
  8. #cad7f4
  9. #dce4f8
  10. #edf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f79db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f79db
  2. #547ad2
  3. #597ac9
  4. #5e7bc0
  5. #637cb7
  6. #687dae
  7. #6c7da4
  8. #717e9b
  9. #767f92
  10. #7b7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a84df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3277d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c80dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f78da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1087ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f79db {
  color: #4f79db;
}
Background
.bg-4f79db {
  background-color: #4f79db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4f79db {
  border: 2px solid #4f79db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f79db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 121 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f79db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f79db, #6b4fdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f79db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 121 219 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.11 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.18 #b08624 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4f79db  rgb(79, 121, 219)  hsl(222, 66%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#dbb14f  rgb(219, 177, 79)  hsl(42, 66%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#db4f79  rgb(219, 79, 121)  hsl(342, 66%, 58%)  Blush
#79db4f  rgb(121, 219, 79)  hsl(102, 66%, 58%)  Pastel Green