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#437DFD

#437dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#437dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.52% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.29°, with 97.89% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.2295

Complementary

  1. #437dfd
  2. #fdc343

Split complementary

  1. #437dfd
  2. #fd6643
  3. #dafd43

Analogous

  1. #43dafd
  2. #437dfd
  3. #6643fd

Triadic

  1. #437dfd
  2. #fd437d
  3. #7dfd43

Tetradic

  1. #437dfd
  2. #c343fd
  3. #fdc343
  4. #7dfd43

Square

  1. #437dfd
  2. #fd43da
  3. #fdc343
  4. #43fd66

Monochromatic

  1. #0235a5
  2. #034df1
  3. #437dfd
  4. #8fb1fe
  5. #dae6ff

Shades

#437dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #437dfd
  2. #3c71e4
  3. #3664ca
  4. #2f58b1
  5. #284b98
  6. #223f7f
  7. #1b3265
  8. #14264c
  9. #0d1933
  10. #070d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#437dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #437dfd
  2. #568afd
  3. #6997fd
  4. #7ba4fe
  5. #8eb1fe
  6. #a1befe
  7. #b4cbfe
  8. #c7d8fe
  9. #d9e5ff
  10. #ecf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#437dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #437dfd
  2. #497df1
  3. #4f7ee4
  4. #557ed8
  5. #5b7ecb
  6. #627fbf
  7. #687fb2
  8. #6e7fa6
  9. #747f99
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f81c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a8dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3687ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #137cfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-437dfd {
  color: #437dfd;
}
Background
.bg-437dfd {
  background-color: #437dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-437dfd {
  border: 2px solid #437dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #437dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-437dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #437dfd, #6643fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-437dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.75 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.31 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.52 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.75 #bc8202 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#437dfd  rgb(67, 125, 253)  hsl(221, 98%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc343  rgb(253, 195, 67)  hsl(41, 98%, 63%)  Amber
#fd437d  rgb(253, 67, 125)  hsl(341, 98%, 63%)  French Rose
#7dfd43  rgb(125, 253, 67)  hsl(101, 98%, 63%)  Lawn Green