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#537DED

#537ded ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#537ded is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 49.02% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.98% cyan, 47.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.2262

Complementary

  1. #537ded
  2. #edc353

Split complementary

  1. #537ded
  2. #ed7653
  3. #caed53

Analogous

  1. #53caed
  2. #537ded
  3. #7653ed

Triadic

  1. #537ded
  2. #ed537d
  3. #7ded53

Tetradic

  1. #537ded
  2. #c353ed
  3. #edc353
  4. #7ded53

Square

  1. #537ded
  2. #ed53ca
  3. #edc353
  4. #53ed76

Monochromatic

  1. #103597
  2. #174ddc
  3. #537ded
  4. #98b1f4
  5. #dee6fb

Shades

#537ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #537ded
  2. #4b71d5
  3. #4264be
  4. #3a58a6
  5. #324b8e
  6. #2a3f77
  7. #21325f
  8. #192647
  9. #11192f
  10. #080d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#537ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #537ded
  2. #648aef
  3. #7597f1
  4. #87a4f2
  5. #98b1f4
  6. #a9bef6
  7. #bacbf8
  8. #cbd8fa
  9. #dde5fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#537ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #537ded
  2. #587de2
  3. #5c7ed7
  4. #617ecc
  5. #657ec1
  6. #6a7fb7
  7. #6e7fac
  8. #737fa1
  9. #777f96
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7381b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #438af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #217ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a85ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b7dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-537ded {
  color: #537ded;
}
Background
.bg-537ded {
  background-color: #537ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-537ded {
  border: 2px solid #537ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #537ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 125 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-537ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #537ded, #7653ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-537ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 125 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.74 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.12 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.64 #ac8212 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#537ded  rgb(83, 125, 237)  hsl(224, 81%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#edc353  rgb(237, 195, 83)  hsl(44, 81%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#ed537d  rgb(237, 83, 125)  hsl(344, 81%, 63%)  Blush
#7ded53  rgb(125, 237, 83)  hsl(104, 81%, 63%)  Lawn Green