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#507AEF

#507aef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#507aef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 47.84% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.53% cyan, 48.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 224.15°, with 83.25% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.2186

Complementary

  1. #507aef
  2. #efc550

Split complementary

  1. #507aef
  2. #ef7550
  3. #caef50

Analogous

  1. #50caef
  2. #507aef
  3. #7550ef

Triadic

  1. #507aef
  2. #ef507a
  3. #7aef50

Tetradic

  1. #507aef
  2. #c550ef
  3. #efc550
  4. #7aef50

Square

  1. #507aef
  2. #ef50ca
  3. #efc550
  4. #50ef75

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3298
  2. #144ade
  3. #507aef
  4. #96aff5
  5. #dce5fc

Shades

#507aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507aef
  2. #486ed7
  3. #4062bf
  4. #3855a7
  5. #30498f
  6. #283d78
  7. #203160
  8. #182548
  9. #101830
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#507aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507aef
  2. #6287f1
  3. #7395f2
  4. #85a2f4
  5. #96aff5
  6. #a8bdf7
  7. #b9caf9
  8. #cbd7fa
  9. #dce4fc
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507aef
  2. #557be4
  3. #5a7bd9
  4. #5e7cce
  5. #637cc3
  6. #687db8
  7. #6d7eac
  8. #727ea1
  9. #767f96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3988f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #017aed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4383f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #327aee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507aef {
  color: #507aef;
}
Background
.bg-507aef {
  background-color: #507aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507aef {
  border: 2px solid #507aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 122 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507aef, #7550ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 122 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.98 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.44 #af8510 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#507aef  rgb(80, 122, 239)  hsl(224, 83%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#efc550  rgb(239, 197, 80)  hsl(44, 83%, 63%)  Saffron
#ef507a  rgb(239, 80, 122)  hsl(344, 83%, 63%)  Blush
#7aef50  rgb(122, 239, 80)  hsl(104, 83%, 63%)  Lawn Green