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#507DED

#507ded ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#507ded is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 49.02% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.24% cyan, 47.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.8°, with 81.35% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2249

Complementary

  1. #507ded
  2. #edc050

Split complementary

  1. #507ded
  2. #ed7250
  3. #cced50

Analogous

  1. #50cced
  2. #507ded
  3. #7250ed

Triadic

  1. #507ded
  2. #ed507d
  3. #7ded50

Tetradic

  1. #507ded
  2. #c050ed
  3. #edc050
  4. #7ded50

Square

  1. #507ded
  2. #ed50cc
  3. #edc050
  4. #50ed72

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3695
  2. #164fda
  3. #507ded
  4. #95b1f4
  5. #dbe4fb

Shades

#507ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507ded
  2. #4871d5
  3. #4064be
  4. #3858a6
  5. #304b8e
  6. #283f77
  7. #20325f
  8. #182647
  9. #10192f
  10. #080d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#507ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507ded
  2. #628aef
  3. #7397f1
  4. #85a4f2
  5. #96b1f4
  6. #a8bef6
  7. #b9cbf8
  8. #cbd8fa
  9. #dce5fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507ded
  2. #557de2
  3. #5a7ed7
  4. #5e7ecc
  5. #637ec1
  6. #687fb7
  7. #6d7fac
  8. #727fa1
  9. #767f96
  10. #7b808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7280b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #428af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e7ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4885ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #387cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507ded {
  color: #507ded;
}
Background
.bg-507ded {
  background-color: #507ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507ded {
  border: 2px solid #507ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 125 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507ded, #7250ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 125 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.93 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.10 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.69 #af8212 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#507ded  rgb(80, 125, 237)  hsl(223, 81%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#edc050  rgb(237, 192, 80)  hsl(43, 81%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#ed507d  rgb(237, 80, 125)  hsl(343, 81%, 62%)  Blush
#7ded50  rgb(125, 237, 80)  hsl(103, 81%, 62%)  Lawn Green