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#4E75FF

#4e75ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e75ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.41% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.78°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2156

Complementary

  1. #4e75ff
  2. #ffd84e

Split complementary

  1. #4e75ff
  2. #ff7f4e
  3. #cdff4e

Analogous

  1. #4ecdff
  2. #4e75ff
  3. #7f4eff

Triadic

  1. #4e75ff
  2. #ff4e75
  3. #75ff4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e75ff
  2. #d84eff
  3. #ffd84e
  4. #75ff4e

Square

  1. #4e75ff
  2. #ff4ecd
  3. #ffd84e
  4. #4eff7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0028b4
  2. #0139ff
  3. #4e75ff
  4. #9ab1ff
  5. #e7ecff

Shades

#4e75ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e75ff
  2. #4669e6
  3. #3e5ecc
  4. #3752b3
  5. #2f4699
  6. #273b80
  7. #1f2f66
  8. #17234d
  9. #101733
  10. #080c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e75ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e75ff
  2. #6083ff
  3. #7191ff
  4. #839eff
  5. #95acff
  6. #a7baff
  7. #b8c8ff
  8. #cad6ff
  9. #dce3ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e75ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e75ff
  2. #5376f2
  3. #5877e6
  4. #5d78d9
  5. #6279cc
  6. #677bc0
  7. #6c7cb3
  8. #717da6
  9. #767e99
  10. #7b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7cc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0088ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e81ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0877fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ad4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e75ff {
  color: #4e75ff;
}
Background
.bg-4e75ff {
  background-color: #4e75ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e75ff {
  border: 2px solid #4e75ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e75ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 117 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e75ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e75ff, #7f4eff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e75ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 117 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.94 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.84 #b18a00 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e75ff  rgb(78, 117, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd84e  rgb(255, 216, 78)  hsl(47, 100%, 65%)  Mustard
#ff4e75  rgb(255, 78, 117)  hsl(347, 100%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#75ff4e  rgb(117, 255, 78)  hsl(107, 100%, 65%)  Neon Green