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#507AEC

#507aec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#507aec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.1% cyan, 48.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 223.85°, with 80.41% saturation and 61.96% 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 4.68.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2168

Complementary

  1. #507aec
  2. #ecc250

Split complementary

  1. #507aec
  2. #ec7450
  3. #c8ec50

Analogous

  1. #50c8ec
  2. #507aec
  3. #7450ec

Triadic

  1. #507aec
  2. #ec507a
  3. #7aec50

Tetradic

  1. #507aec
  2. #c250ec
  3. #ecc250
  4. #7aec50

Square

  1. #507aec
  2. #ec50c8
  3. #ecc250
  4. #50ec74

Monochromatic

  1. #103393
  2. #174bd8
  3. #507aec
  4. #95aef3
  5. #dae3fb

Shades

#507aec mixed progressively with black.

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

Tints

#507aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507aec
  2. #6287ee
  3. #7395f0
  4. #85a2f2
  5. #96aff4
  6. #a8bdf6
  7. #b9caf7
  8. #cbd7f9
  9. #dce4fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507aec
  2. #557be1
  3. #5a7bd6
  4. #5e7ccc
  5. #637cc1
  6. #687db6
  7. #6d7eab
  8. #727ea0
  9. #767f96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c88f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #117aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4583ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #357aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507aec {
  color: #507aec;
}
Background
.bg-507aec {
  background-color: #507aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507aec {
  border: 2px solid #507aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 122 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507aec, #7450ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 122 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.63 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.68 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.96 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.23 #af8513 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#507aec  rgb(80, 122, 236)  hsl(224, 80%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecc250  rgb(236, 194, 80)  hsl(44, 80%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#ec507a  rgb(236, 80, 122)  hsl(344, 80%, 62%)  Blush
#7aec50  rgb(122, 236, 80)  hsl(104, 80%, 62%)  Lawn Green