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#507EFA

#507efa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#507efa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 49.41% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68% cyan, 49.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 223.76°, with 94.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.2353

Complementary

  1. #507efa
  2. #facc50

Split complementary

  1. #507efa
  2. #fa7750
  3. #d3fa50

Analogous

  1. #50d3fa
  2. #507efa
  3. #7750fa

Triadic

  1. #507efa
  2. #fa507e
  3. #7efa50

Tetradic

  1. #507efa
  2. #cc50fa
  3. #facc50
  4. #7efa50

Square

  1. #507efa
  2. #fa50d3
  3. #facc50
  4. #50fa77

Monochromatic

  1. #0532ac
  2. #0748f6
  3. #507efa
  4. #9ab5fc
  5. #e5ecfe

Shades

#507efa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507efa
  2. #4871e1
  3. #4065c8
  4. #3858af
  5. #304c96
  6. #283f7d
  7. #203264
  8. #18264b
  9. #101932
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#507efa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507efa
  2. #628bfb
  3. #7398fb
  4. #85a5fc
  5. #96b2fc
  6. #a8bffd
  7. #b9cbfd
  8. #cbd8fe
  9. #dce5fe
  10. #eef2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507efa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507efa
  2. #557eee
  3. #5a7ee2
  4. #5e7fd5
  5. #637fc9
  6. #687fbd
  7. #6d7fb1
  8. #727fa5
  9. #768098
  10. #7b808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7482bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #358dfe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ef7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4288fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d7ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507efa {
  color: #507efa;
}
Background
.bg-507efa {
  background-color: #507efa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507efa {
  border: 2px solid #507efa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507efa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 126 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507efa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507efa, #7750fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507efa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 126 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.88 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.01 #af8105 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#507efa  rgb(80, 126, 250)  hsl(224, 94%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#facc50  rgb(250, 204, 80)  hsl(44, 94%, 65%)  Sunglow
#fa507e  rgb(250, 80, 126)  hsl(344, 94%, 65%)  French Rose
#7efa50  rgb(126, 250, 80)  hsl(104, 94%, 65%)  Lawn Green