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#517AED

#517aed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#517aed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 47.84% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.82% cyan, 48.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.23°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2178

Complementary

  1. #517aed
  2. #edc451

Split complementary

  1. #517aed
  2. #ed7651
  3. #c8ed51

Analogous

  1. #51c8ed
  2. #517aed
  3. #7651ed

Triadic

  1. #517aed
  2. #ed517a
  3. #7aed51

Tetradic

  1. #517aed
  2. #c451ed
  3. #edc451
  4. #7aed51

Square

  1. #517aed
  2. #ed51c8
  3. #edc451
  4. #51ed76

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3396
  2. #174adb
  3. #517aed
  4. #96aff4
  5. #dce4fb

Shades

#517aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #517aed
  2. #496ed5
  3. #4162be
  4. #3955a6
  5. #31498e
  6. #293d77
  7. #20315f
  8. #182547
  9. #10182f
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#517aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #517aed
  2. #6287ef
  3. #7495f1
  4. #85a2f2
  5. #97aff4
  6. #a8bdf6
  7. #b9caf8
  8. #cbd7fa
  9. #dce4fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#517aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #517aed
  2. #567be2
  3. #5a7bd7
  4. #5f7ccc
  5. #647cc1
  6. #697db7
  7. #6d7eac
  8. #727ea1
  9. #777f96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b88f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f7aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4583f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #357aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-517aed {
  color: #517aed;
}
Background
.bg-517aed {
  background-color: #517aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-517aed {
  border: 2px solid #517aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #517aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 122 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-517aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #517aed, #7651ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-517aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 122 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.77 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.83 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.38 #ae8512 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#517aed  rgb(81, 122, 237)  hsl(224, 81%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#edc451  rgb(237, 196, 81)  hsl(44, 81%, 62%)  Saffron
#ed517a  rgb(237, 81, 122)  hsl(344, 81%, 62%)  Blush
#7aed51  rgb(122, 237, 81)  hsl(104, 81%, 62%)  Lawn Green