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#507EFD

#507efd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#507efd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.38% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.05°, with 97.74% saturation and 65.29% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2372

Complementary

  1. #507efd
  2. #fdcf50

Split complementary

  1. #507efd
  2. #fd7850
  3. #d4fd50

Analogous

  1. #50d4fd
  2. #507efd
  3. #7850fd

Triadic

  1. #507efd
  2. #fd507e
  3. #7efd50

Tetradic

  1. #507efd
  2. #cf50fd
  3. #fdcf50
  4. #7efd50

Square

  1. #507efd
  2. #fd50d4
  3. #fdcf50
  4. #50fd78

Monochromatic

  1. #0231b2
  2. #0446fc
  3. #507efd
  4. #9cb6fe
  5. #e7edff

Shades

#507efd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507efd
  2. #4871e4
  3. #4065ca
  4. #3858b1
  5. #304c98
  6. #283f7f
  7. #203265
  8. #18264c
  9. #101933
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#507efd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507efd
  2. #628bfd
  3. #7398fd
  4. #85a5fe
  5. #96b2fe
  6. #a8bffe
  7. #b9cbfe
  8. #cbd8fe
  9. #dce5ff
  10. #eef2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507efd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507efd
  2. #557ef1
  3. #5a7ee4
  4. #5e7fd8
  5. #637fcb
  6. #687fbf
  7. #6d7fb2
  8. #727fa6
  9. #768099
  10. #7b808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7483c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #318eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f88ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a7efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507efd {
  color: #507efd;
}
Background
.bg-507efd {
  background-color: #507efd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507efd {
  border: 2px solid #507efd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507efd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 126 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507efd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507efd, #7850fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507efd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 126 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.70 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.98 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.98 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.10 #af8102 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#507efd  rgb(80, 126, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdcf50  rgb(253, 207, 80)  hsl(44, 98%, 65%)  Sunglow
#fd507e  rgb(253, 80, 126)  hsl(344, 98%, 65%)  French Rose
#7efd50  rgb(126, 253, 80)  hsl(104, 98%, 65%)  Lawn Green