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#4875FA

#4875fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4875fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 45.88% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.2% cyan, 53.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 224.83°, with 94.68% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.21

Complementary

  1. #4875fa
  2. #facd48

Split complementary

  1. #4875fa
  2. #fa7448
  3. #cefa48

Analogous

  1. #48cefa
  2. #4875fa
  3. #7448fa

Triadic

  1. #4875fa
  2. #fa4875
  3. #75fa48

Tetradic

  1. #4875fa
  2. #cd48fa
  3. #facd48
  4. #75fa48

Square

  1. #4875fa
  2. #fa48ce
  3. #facd48
  4. #48fa74

Monochromatic

  1. #042da5
  2. #0741ef
  3. #4875fa
  4. #92adfc
  5. #dde5fe

Shades

#4875fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4875fa
  2. #4169e1
  3. #3a5ec8
  4. #3252af
  5. #2b4696
  6. #243b7d
  7. #1d2f64
  8. #16234b
  9. #0e1732
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4875fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4875fa
  2. #5a83fb
  3. #6d91fb
  4. #7f9efc
  5. #91acfc
  6. #a4bafd
  7. #b6c8fd
  8. #c8d6fe
  9. #dae3fe
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4875fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4875fa
  2. #4e76ee
  3. #5377e2
  4. #5978d5
  5. #5e79c9
  6. #647bbd
  7. #6a7cb1
  8. #6f7da5
  9. #757e98
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7bbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0487ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d80fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0476f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4875fa {
  color: #4875fa;
}
Background
.bg-4875fa {
  background-color: #4875fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4875fa {
  border: 2px solid #4875fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4875fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4875fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4875fa, #7448fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4875fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.26 #b78a05 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4875fa  rgb(72, 117, 250)  hsl(225, 95%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#facd48  rgb(250, 205, 72)  hsl(45, 95%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fa4875  rgb(250, 72, 117)  hsl(345, 95%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#75fa48  rgb(117, 250, 72)  hsl(105, 95%, 63%)  Neon Green