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#537CFB

#537cfb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#537cfb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 48.63% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.93% cyan, 50.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 225.36°, with 95.45% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.2322

Complementary

  1. #537cfb
  2. #fbd253

Split complementary

  1. #537cfb
  2. #fb7e53
  3. #d0fb53

Analogous

  1. #53d0fb
  2. #537cfb
  3. #7e53fb

Triadic

  1. #537cfb
  2. #fb537c
  3. #7cfb53

Tetradic

  1. #537cfb
  2. #d253fb
  3. #fbd253
  4. #7cfb53

Square

  1. #537cfb
  2. #fb53d0
  3. #fbd253
  4. #53fb7e

Monochromatic

  1. #042eb1
  2. #0843f9
  3. #537cfb
  4. #9eb5fd
  5. #e9eefe

Shades

#537cfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #537cfb
  2. #4b70e2
  3. #4263c9
  4. #3a57b0
  5. #324a97
  6. #2a3e7e
  7. #213264
  8. #19254b
  9. #111932
  10. #080c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#537cfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #537cfb
  2. #6489fb
  3. #7596fc
  4. #87a3fc
  5. #98b0fd
  6. #a9befd
  7. #bacbfd
  8. #cbd8fe
  9. #dde5fe
  10. #eef2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#537cfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #537cfb
  2. #587cef
  3. #5c7de2
  4. #617dd6
  5. #657eca
  6. #6a7ebe
  7. #6e7eb1
  8. #737fa5
  9. #777f99
  10. #7c808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7481c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e8cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007df8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4086fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d7df9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-537cfb {
  color: #537cfb;
}
Background
.bg-537cfb {
  background-color: #537cfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-537cfb {
  border: 2px solid #537cfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #537cfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 124 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-537cfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #537cfb, #7e53fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-537cfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 124 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.50 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.69 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.17 #ac8304 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#537cfb  rgb(83, 124, 251)  hsl(225, 95%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbd253  rgb(251, 210, 83)  hsl(45, 95%, 65%)  Mustard
#fb537c  rgb(251, 83, 124)  hsl(345, 95%, 65%)  French Rose
#7cfb53  rgb(124, 251, 83)  hsl(105, 95%, 65%)  Neon Green