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#4F7DED

#4f7ded ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4f7ded is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 49.02% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 47.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.53°, with 81.44% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #4f7ded
  2. #edbf4f

Split complementary

  1. #4f7ded
  2. #ed704f
  3. #cced4f

Analogous

  1. #4fcced
  2. #4f7ded
  3. #704fed

Triadic

  1. #4f7ded
  2. #ed4f7d
  3. #7ded4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f7ded
  2. #bf4fed
  3. #edbf4f
  4. #7ded4f

Square

  1. #4f7ded
  2. #ed4fcc
  3. #edbf4f
  4. #4fed70

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3694
  2. #164fd9
  3. #4f7ded
  4. #94b0f4
  5. #dae4fb

Shades

#4f7ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f7ded
  2. #4771d5
  3. #3f64be
  4. #3758a6
  5. #2f4b8e
  6. #283f77
  7. #20325f
  8. #182647
  9. #10192f
  10. #080d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f7ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f7ded
  2. #618aef
  3. #7297f1
  4. #84a4f2
  5. #95b1f4
  6. #a7bef6
  7. #b9cbf8
  8. #cad8fa
  9. #dce5fb
  10. #edf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f7ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f7ded
  2. #547de2
  3. #597ed7
  4. #5e7ecc
  5. #637ec1
  6. #687fb7
  7. #6c7fac
  8. #717fa1
  9. #767f96
  10. #7b808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7180b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #428af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d7ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4785ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #377cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f7ded {
  color: #4f7ded;
}
Background
.bg-4f7ded {
  background-color: #4f7ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4f7ded {
  border: 2px solid #4f7ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f7ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 125 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f7ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f7ded, #704fed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f7ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 125 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.33 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.10 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.71 #b08212 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4f7ded  rgb(79, 125, 237)  hsl(223, 81%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#edbf4f  rgb(237, 191, 79)  hsl(43, 81%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#ed4f7d  rgb(237, 79, 125)  hsl(343, 81%, 62%)  Blush
#7ded4f  rgb(125, 237, 79)  hsl(103, 81%, 62%)  Lawn Green