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#4E7EFE

#4e7efe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e7efe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 49.41% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.29% cyan, 50.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, with 98.88% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.237

Complementary

  1. #4e7efe
  2. #fece4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7efe
  2. #fe764e
  3. #d6fe4e

Analogous

  1. #4ed6fe
  2. #4e7efe
  3. #764efe

Triadic

  1. #4e7efe
  2. #fe4e7e
  3. #7efe4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7efe
  2. #ce4efe
  3. #fece4e
  4. #7efe4e

Square

  1. #4e7efe
  2. #fe4ed6
  3. #fece4e
  4. #4efe76

Monochromatic

  1. #0131b2
  2. #0247fe
  3. #4e7efe
  4. #9ab5fe
  5. #e6edff

Shades

#4e7efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7efe
  2. #4671e5
  3. #3e65cb
  4. #3758b2
  5. #2f4c98
  6. #273f7f
  7. #1f3266
  8. #17264c
  9. #101933
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7efe
  2. #608bfe
  3. #7198fe
  4. #83a5fe
  5. #95b2fe
  6. #a7bfff
  7. #b8cbff
  8. #cad8ff
  9. #dce5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7efe
  2. #537ef1
  3. #587ee5
  4. #5d7fd8
  5. #627fcc
  6. #677fbf
  7. #6c7fb2
  8. #717fa6
  9. #768099
  10. #7b808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7383c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f8eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d88ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #267efc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7efe {
  color: #4e7efe;
}
Background
.bg-4e7efe {
  background-color: #4e7efe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7efe {
  border: 2px solid #4e7efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 126 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7efe, #764efe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 126 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.60 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.94 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.13 #b18101 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4e7efe  rgb(78, 126, 254)  hsl(224, 99%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#fece4e  rgb(254, 206, 78)  hsl(44, 99%, 65%)  Sunglow
#fe4e7e  rgb(254, 78, 126)  hsl(344, 99%, 65%)  French Rose
#7efe4e  rgb(126, 254, 78)  hsl(104, 99%, 65%)  Lawn Green