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#487DFD

#487dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#487dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.54% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.43°, with 97.84% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.2314

Complementary

  1. #487dfd
  2. #fdc848

Split complementary

  1. #487dfd
  2. #fd6e48
  3. #d8fd48

Analogous

  1. #48d8fd
  2. #487dfd
  3. #6e48fd

Triadic

  1. #487dfd
  2. #fd487d
  3. #7dfd48

Tetradic

  1. #487dfd
  2. #c848fd
  3. #fdc848
  4. #7dfd48

Square

  1. #487dfd
  2. #fd48d8
  3. #fdc848
  4. #48fd6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0233aa
  2. #034af6
  3. #487dfd
  4. #94b3fe
  5. #dfe9ff

Shades

#487dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487dfd
  2. #4171e4
  3. #3a64ca
  4. #3258b1
  5. #2b4b98
  6. #243f7f
  7. #1d3265
  8. #16264c
  9. #0e1933
  10. #070d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#487dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487dfd
  2. #5a8afd
  3. #6d97fd
  4. #7fa4fe
  5. #91b1fe
  6. #a4befe
  7. #b6cbfe
  8. #c8d8fe
  9. #dae5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487dfd
  2. #4e7df1
  3. #537ee4
  4. #597ed8
  5. #5e7ecb
  6. #647fbf
  7. #6a7fb2
  8. #6f7fa6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7181c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b8dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3987ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c7dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487dfd {
  color: #487dfd;
}
Background
.bg-487dfd {
  background-color: #487dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487dfd {
  border: 2px solid #487dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487dfd, #6e48fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.39 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.82 #b78202 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#487dfd  rgb(72, 125, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc848  rgb(253, 200, 72)  hsl(42, 98%, 64%)  Sunglow
#fd487d  rgb(253, 72, 125)  hsl(342, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#7dfd48  rgb(125, 253, 72)  hsl(102, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green