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#4E79FA

#4e79fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e79fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.45% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.8% cyan, 51.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 225°, 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.222

Complementary

  1. #4e79fa
  2. #facf4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e79fa
  2. #fa794e
  3. #cffa4e

Analogous

  1. #4ecffa
  2. #4e79fa
  3. #794efa

Triadic

  1. #4e79fa
  2. #fa4e79
  3. #79fa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e79fa
  2. #cf4efa
  3. #facf4e
  4. #79fa4e

Square

  1. #4e79fa
  2. #fa4ecf
  3. #facf4e
  4. #4efa79

Monochromatic

  1. #052eaa
  2. #0742f5
  3. #4e79fa
  4. #98b1fc
  5. #e3eafe

Shades

#4e79fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e79fa
  2. #466de1
  3. #3e61c8
  4. #3755af
  5. #2f4996
  6. #273d7d
  7. #1f3064
  8. #17244b
  9. #101832
  10. #080c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e79fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e79fa
  2. #6086fb
  3. #7194fb
  4. #83a1fc
  5. #95affc
  6. #a7bcfd
  7. #b8c9fd
  8. #cad7fe
  9. #dce4fe
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e79fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e79fa
  2. #537aee
  3. #587ae2
  4. #5d7bd5
  5. #627cc9
  6. #677dbd
  7. #6c7db1
  8. #717ea5
  9. #767f98
  10. #7b7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717ebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #238aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3983fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #217af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e79fa {
  color: #4e79fa;
}
Background
.bg-4e79fa {
  background-color: #4e79fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e79fa {
  border: 2px solid #4e79fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e79fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 121 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e79fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e79fa, #794efa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e79fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 121 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.60 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.47 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.90 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.44 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.82 #b18605 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e79fa  rgb(78, 121, 250)  hsl(225, 95%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#facf4e  rgb(250, 207, 78)  hsl(45, 95%, 64%)  Sunglow
#fa4e79  rgb(250, 78, 121)  hsl(345, 95%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#79fa4e  rgb(121, 250, 78)  hsl(105, 95%, 64%)  Neon Green