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#4E76EC

#4e76ec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e76ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 46.27% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.81°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #4e76ec
  2. #ecc44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e76ec
  2. #ec754e
  3. #c5ec4e

Analogous

  1. #4ec5ec
  2. #4e76ec
  3. #754eec

Triadic

  1. #4e76ec
  2. #ec4e76
  3. #76ec4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e76ec
  2. #c44eec
  3. #ecc44e
  4. #76ec4e

Square

  1. #4e76ec
  2. #ec4ec5
  3. #ecc44e
  4. #4eec75

Monochromatic

  1. #103091
  2. #1747d6
  3. #4e76ec
  4. #93abf3
  5. #d8e1fb

Shades

#4e76ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e76ec
  2. #466ad4
  3. #3e5ebd
  4. #3753a5
  5. #2f478e
  6. #273b76
  7. #1f2f5e
  8. #172347
  9. #10182f
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e76ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e76ec
  2. #6084ee
  3. #7191f0
  4. #839ff2
  5. #95adf4
  6. #a7bbf6
  7. #b8c8f7
  8. #cad6f9
  9. #dce4fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e76ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e76ec
  2. #5377e1
  3. #5878d6
  4. #5d79cc
  5. #627ac1
  6. #677bb6
  7. #6c7cab
  8. #717da0
  9. #767e96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7ab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3185f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e7fef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d76eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e76ec {
  color: #4e76ec;
}
Background
.bg-4e76ec {
  background-color: #4e76ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e76ec {
  border: 2px solid #4e76ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e76ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 118 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e76ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e76ec, #754eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e76ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 118 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.03 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.50 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.71 #b18913 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e76ec  rgb(78, 118, 236)  hsl(225, 81%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecc44e  rgb(236, 196, 78)  hsl(45, 81%, 62%)  Saffron
#ec4e76  rgb(236, 78, 118)  hsl(345, 81%, 62%)  Blush
#76ec4e  rgb(118, 236, 78)  hsl(105, 81%, 62%)  Lawn Green