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#4B7DFD

#4b7dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b7dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.36% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.15°, with 97.8% saturation and 64.31% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.2325

Complementary

  1. #4b7dfd
  2. #fdcb4b

Split complementary

  1. #4b7dfd
  2. #fd724b
  3. #d6fd4b

Analogous

  1. #4bd6fd
  2. #4b7dfd
  3. #724bfd

Triadic

  1. #4b7dfd
  2. #fd4b7d
  3. #7dfd4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b7dfd
  2. #cb4bfd
  3. #fdcb4b
  4. #7dfd4b

Square

  1. #4b7dfd
  2. #fd4bd6
  3. #fdcb4b
  4. #4bfd72

Monochromatic

  1. #0232ad
  2. #0348f9
  3. #4b7dfd
  4. #97b4fe
  5. #e2eaff

Shades

#4b7dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b7dfd
  2. #4471e4
  3. #3c64ca
  4. #3558b1
  5. #2d4b98
  6. #263f7f
  7. #1e3265
  8. #17264c
  9. #0f1933
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b7dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b7dfd
  2. #5d8afd
  3. #6f97fd
  4. #81a4fe
  5. #93b1fe
  6. #a5befe
  7. #b7cbfe
  8. #c9d8fe
  9. #dbe5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b7dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b7dfd
  2. #507df1
  3. #567ee4
  4. #5b7ed8
  5. #607ecb
  6. #667fbf
  7. #6b7fb2
  8. #707fa6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7b808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7282c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c8dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b87ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #217dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b7dfd {
  color: #4b7dfd;
}
Background
.bg-4b7dfd {
  background-color: #4b7dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b7dfd {
  border: 2px solid #4b7dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b7dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b7dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b7dfd, #724bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b7dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.16 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.12 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.36 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.76 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.77 #b48202 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4b7dfd  rgb(75, 125, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdcb4b  rgb(253, 203, 75)  hsl(43, 98%, 64%)  Sunglow
#fd4b7d  rgb(253, 75, 125)  hsl(343, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#7dfd4b  rgb(125, 253, 75)  hsl(103, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green