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#4E77FA

#4e77fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e77fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 46.67% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.8% cyan, 52.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 225.7°, with 94.51% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2172

Complementary

  1. #4e77fa
  2. #fad14e

Split complementary

  1. #4e77fa
  2. #fa7b4e
  3. #cdfa4e

Analogous

  1. #4ecdfa
  2. #4e77fa
  3. #7b4efa

Triadic

  1. #4e77fa
  2. #fa4e77
  3. #77fa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e77fa
  2. #d14efa
  3. #fad14e
  4. #77fa4e

Square

  1. #4e77fa
  2. #fa4ecd
  3. #fad14e
  4. #4efa7b

Monochromatic

  1. #052caa
  2. #0740f5
  3. #4e77fa
  4. #98b0fc
  5. #e3e9fe

Shades

#4e77fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e77fa
  2. #466be1
  3. #3e5fc8
  4. #3753af
  5. #2f4796
  6. #273c7d
  7. #1f3064
  8. #17244b
  9. #101832
  10. #080c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e77fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e77fa
  2. #6085fb
  3. #7192fb
  4. #83a0fc
  5. #95adfc
  6. #a7bbfd
  7. #b8c9fd
  8. #cad6fe
  9. #dce4fe
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e77fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e77fa
  2. #5378ee
  3. #5879e2
  4. #5d7ad5
  5. #627bc9
  6. #677cbd
  7. #6c7cb1
  8. #717da5
  9. #767e98
  10. #7b7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707dbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1989ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3682fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c78f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e77fa {
  color: #4e77fa;
}
Background
.bg-4e77fa {
  background-color: #4e77fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e77fa {
  border: 2px solid #4e77fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e77fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 119 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e77fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e77fa, #7b4efa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e77fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 119 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.71 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.14 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.10 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.12 #b18805 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e77fa  rgb(78, 119, 250)  hsl(226, 95%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fad14e  rgb(250, 209, 78)  hsl(46, 95%, 64%)  Mustard
#fa4e77  rgb(250, 78, 119)  hsl(346, 95%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#77fa4e  rgb(119, 250, 78)  hsl(106, 95%, 64%)  Neon Green