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#4D7DFD

#4d7dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d7dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.57% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, with 97.78% saturation and 64.71% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2334

Complementary

  1. #4d7dfd
  2. #fdcd4d

Split complementary

  1. #4d7dfd
  2. #fd754d
  3. #d5fd4d

Analogous

  1. #4dd5fd
  2. #4d7dfd
  3. #754dfd

Triadic

  1. #4d7dfd
  2. #fd4d7d
  3. #7dfd4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d7dfd
  2. #cd4dfd
  3. #fdcd4d
  4. #7dfd4d

Square

  1. #4d7dfd
  2. #fd4dd5
  3. #fdcd4d
  4. #4dfd75

Monochromatic

  1. #0231af
  2. #0346fb
  3. #4d7dfd
  4. #99b4fe
  5. #e4ecff

Shades

#4d7dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d7dfd
  2. #4571e4
  3. #3e64ca
  4. #3658b1
  5. #2e4b98
  6. #273f7f
  7. #1f3265
  8. #17264c
  9. #0f1933
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d7dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d7dfd
  2. #5f8afd
  3. #7197fd
  4. #82a4fe
  5. #94b1fe
  6. #a6befe
  7. #b8cbfe
  8. #cad8fe
  9. #dbe5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d7dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d7dfd
  2. #527df1
  3. #577ee4
  4. #5c7ed8
  5. #617ecb
  6. #677fbf
  7. #6c7fb2
  8. #717fa6
  9. #767f99
  10. #7b808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7282c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d8dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c87ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #247dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d7dfd {
  color: #4d7dfd;
}
Background
.bg-4d7dfd {
  background-color: #4d7dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d7dfd {
  border: 2px solid #4d7dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d7dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d7dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d7dfd, #754dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d7dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.29 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.39 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.74 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.78 #b28202 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4d7dfd  rgb(77, 125, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdcd4d  rgb(253, 205, 77)  hsl(44, 98%, 65%)  Sunglow
#fd4d7d  rgb(253, 77, 125)  hsl(344, 98%, 65%)  French Rose
#7dfd4d  rgb(125, 253, 77)  hsl(104, 98%, 65%)  Lawn Green