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#407DFD

#407dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.7% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 220.63°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.2285

Complementary

  1. #407dfd
  2. #fdc040

Split complementary

  1. #407dfd
  2. #fd6140
  3. #dcfd40

Analogous

  1. #40dcfd
  2. #407dfd
  3. #6140fd

Triadic

  1. #407dfd
  2. #fd407d
  3. #7dfd40

Tetradic

  1. #407dfd
  2. #c040fd
  3. #fdc040
  4. #7dfd40

Square

  1. #407dfd
  2. #fd40dc
  3. #fdc040
  4. #40fd61

Monochromatic

  1. #0236a2
  2. #024fee
  3. #407dfd
  4. #8cb1fe
  5. #d7e4ff

Shades

#407dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407dfd
  2. #3a71e4
  3. #3364ca
  4. #2d58b1
  5. #264b98
  6. #203f7f
  7. #1a3265
  8. #13264c
  9. #0d1933
  10. #060d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#407dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407dfd
  2. #538afd
  3. #6697fd
  4. #79a4fe
  5. #8cb1fe
  6. #a0befe
  7. #b3cbfe
  8. #c6d8fe
  9. #d9e5ff
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407dfd
  2. #467df1
  3. #4d7ee4
  4. #537ed8
  5. #5a7ecb
  6. #607fbf
  7. #667fb2
  8. #6d7fa6
  9. #737f99
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f81c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #298dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3487ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b7cfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407dfd {
  color: #407dfd;
}
Background
.bg-407dfd {
  background-color: #407dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407dfd {
  border: 2px solid #407dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407dfd, #6140fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.89 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.31 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.36 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.77 #bf8202 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#407dfd  rgb(64, 125, 253)  hsl(221, 98%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc040  rgb(253, 192, 64)  hsl(41, 98%, 62%)  Amber
#fd407d  rgb(253, 64, 125)  hsl(341, 98%, 62%)  French Rose
#7dfd40  rgb(125, 253, 64)  hsl(101, 98%, 62%)  Lawn Green