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#517FFD

#517ffd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#517ffd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 49.8% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.98% cyan, 49.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.95°, with 97.73% saturation and 65.49% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.2402

Complementary

  1. #517ffd
  2. #fdcf51

Split complementary

  1. #517ffd
  2. #fd7951
  3. #d5fd51

Analogous

  1. #51d5fd
  2. #517ffd
  3. #7951fd

Triadic

  1. #517ffd
  2. #fd517f
  3. #7ffd51

Tetradic

  1. #517ffd
  2. #cf51fd
  3. #fdcf51
  4. #7ffd51

Square

  1. #517ffd
  2. #fd51d5
  3. #fdcf51
  4. #51fd79

Monochromatic

  1. #0231b3
  2. #0547fc
  3. #517ffd
  4. #9db7fe
  5. #e8eeff

Shades

#517ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #517ffd
  2. #4972e4
  3. #4166ca
  4. #3959b1
  5. #314c98
  6. #29407f
  7. #203365
  8. #18264c
  9. #101933
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#517ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #517ffd
  2. #628cfd
  3. #7499fd
  4. #85a5fe
  5. #97b2fe
  6. #a8bffe
  7. #b9ccfe
  8. #cbd9fe
  9. #dce5ff
  10. #eef2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#517ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #517ffd
  2. #567ff1
  3. #5a7fe4
  4. #5f7fd8
  5. #647fcb
  6. #6980bf
  7. #6d80b2
  8. #7280a6
  9. #778099
  10. #7b808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7584c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #348fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009db2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4289ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d7ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-517ffd {
  color: #517ffd;
}
Background
.bg-517ffd {
  background-color: #517ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-517ffd {
  border: 2px solid #517ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #517ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 127 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-517ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #517ffd, #7951fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-517ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 127 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.96 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.71 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.96 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.02 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.36 #ae8002 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#517ffd  rgb(81, 127, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdcf51  rgb(253, 207, 81)  hsl(44, 98%, 65%)  Sunglow
#fd517f  rgb(253, 81, 127)  hsl(344, 98%, 65%)  French Rose
#7ffd51  rgb(127, 253, 81)  hsl(104, 98%, 65%)  Lawn Green