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#537AED

#537aed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#537aed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 47.84% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.98% cyan, 48.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.81°, with 81.05% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2187

Complementary

  1. #537aed
  2. #edc653

Split complementary

  1. #537aed
  2. #ed7953
  3. #c7ed53

Analogous

  1. #53c7ed
  2. #537aed
  3. #7953ed

Triadic

  1. #537aed
  2. #ed537a
  3. #7aed53

Tetradic

  1. #537aed
  2. #c653ed
  3. #edc653
  4. #7aed53

Square

  1. #537aed
  2. #ed53c7
  3. #edc653
  4. #53ed79

Monochromatic

  1. #103297
  2. #1749dc
  3. #537aed
  4. #98b0f4
  5. #dee5fb

Shades

#537aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #537aed
  2. #4b6ed5
  3. #4262be
  4. #3a55a6
  5. #32498e
  6. #2a3d77
  7. #21315f
  8. #192547
  9. #11182f
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#537aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #537aed
  2. #6487ef
  3. #7595f1
  4. #87a2f2
  5. #98aff4
  6. #a9bdf6
  7. #bacaf8
  8. #cbd7fa
  9. #dde4fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#537aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #537aed
  2. #587be2
  3. #5c7bd7
  4. #617ccc
  5. #657cc1
  6. #6a7db7
  7. #6e7eac
  8. #737ea1
  9. #777f96
  10. #7c7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c88f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #127aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4683f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #377aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-537aed {
  color: #537aed;
}
Background
.bg-537aed {
  background-color: #537aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-537aed {
  border: 2px solid #537aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #537aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 122 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-537aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #537aed, #7953ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-537aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 122 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.96 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.56 #ac8512 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#537aed  rgb(83, 122, 237)  hsl(225, 81%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#edc653  rgb(237, 198, 83)  hsl(45, 81%, 63%)  Saffron
#ed537a  rgb(237, 83, 122)  hsl(345, 81%, 63%)  Blush
#7aed53  rgb(122, 237, 83)  hsl(105, 81%, 63%)  Lawn Green