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#537AF6

#537af6 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#537af6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.26% cyan, 50.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 225.64°, with 90.06% saturation and 64.51% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2241

Complementary

  1. #537af6
  2. #f6cf53

Split complementary

  1. #537af6
  2. #f67d53
  3. #ccf653

Analogous

  1. #53ccf6
  2. #537af6
  3. #7d53f6

Triadic

  1. #537af6
  2. #f6537a
  3. #7af653

Tetradic

  1. #537af6
  2. #cf53f6
  3. #f6cf53
  4. #7af653

Square

  1. #537af6
  2. #f653cc
  3. #f6cf53
  4. #53f67d

Monochromatic

  1. #092fa7
  2. #0d43f0
  3. #537af6
  4. #9cb2fa
  5. #e4eafe

Shades

#537af6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #537af6
  2. #4b6edd
  3. #4262c5
  4. #3a55ac
  5. #324994
  6. #2a3d7b
  7. #213162
  8. #19254a
  9. #111831
  10. #080c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#537af6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #537af6
  2. #6487f7
  3. #7595f8
  4. #87a2f9
  5. #98affa
  6. #a9bdfb
  7. #bacafb
  8. #cbd7fc
  9. #dde4fd
  10. #eef2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#537af6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #537af6
  2. #587bea
  3. #5c7bde
  4. #617cd3
  5. #657cc7
  6. #6a7dbb
  7. #6e7eaf
  8. #737ea3
  9. #777f98
  10. #7c7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727fbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #308afa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4184f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f7bf4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-537af6 {
  color: #537af6;
}
Background
.bg-537af6 {
  background-color: #537af6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-537af6 {
  border: 2px solid #537af6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #537af6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 122 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 90% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-537af6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #537af6, #7d53f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-537af6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 122 246 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.88 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.21 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.55 #ac8509 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#537af6  rgb(83, 122, 246)  hsl(226, 90%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#f6cf53  rgb(246, 207, 83)  hsl(46, 90%, 65%)  Mustard
#f6537a  rgb(246, 83, 122)  hsl(346, 90%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7af653  rgb(122, 246, 83)  hsl(106, 90%, 65%)  Neon Green