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#507AEB

#507aeb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#507aeb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 47.84% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.96% cyan, 48.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 223.74°, with 79.49% saturation and 61.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.2162

Complementary

  1. #507aeb
  2. #ebc150

Split complementary

  1. #507aeb
  2. #eb7350
  3. #c7eb50

Analogous

  1. #50c7eb
  2. #507aeb
  3. #7350eb

Triadic

  1. #507aeb
  2. #eb507a
  3. #7aeb50

Tetradic

  1. #507aeb
  2. #c150eb
  3. #ebc150
  4. #7aeb50

Square

  1. #507aeb
  2. #eb50c7
  3. #ebc150
  4. #50eb73

Monochromatic

  1. #113491
  2. #184cd6
  3. #507aeb
  4. #95aef3
  5. #d9e2fb

Shades

#507aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507aeb
  2. #486ed4
  3. #4062bc
  4. #3855a5
  5. #30498d
  6. #283d76
  7. #20315e
  8. #182547
  9. #10182f
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#507aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507aeb
  2. #6287ed
  3. #7395ef
  4. #85a2f1
  5. #96aff3
  6. #a8bdf5
  7. #b9caf7
  8. #cbd7f9
  9. #dce4fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507aeb
  2. #557be0
  3. #5a7bd6
  4. #5e7ccb
  5. #637cc0
  6. #687db6
  7. #6d7eab
  8. #727ea0
  9. #767f95
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d88ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1579e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4582ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #367aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507aeb {
  color: #507aeb;
}
Background
.bg-507aeb {
  background-color: #507aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507aeb {
  border: 2px solid #507aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 122 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507aeb, #7350eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 122 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.69 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.95 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.16 #af8514 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#507aeb  rgb(80, 122, 235)  hsl(224, 79%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebc150  rgb(235, 193, 80)  hsl(44, 79%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#eb507a  rgb(235, 80, 122)  hsl(344, 79%, 62%)  Blush
#7aeb50  rgb(122, 235, 80)  hsl(104, 79%, 62%)  Lawn Green