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#537FF3

#537ff3 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#537ff3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 49.8% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.84% cyan, 47.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 223.5°, with 86.96% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.2349

Complementary

  1. #537ff3
  2. #f3c753

Split complementary

  1. #537ff3
  2. #f37753
  3. #cff353

Analogous

  1. #53cff3
  2. #537ff3
  3. #7753f3

Triadic

  1. #537ff3
  2. #f3537f
  3. #7ff353

Tetradic

  1. #537ff3
  2. #c753f3
  3. #f3c753
  4. #7ff353

Square

  1. #537ff3
  2. #f353cf
  3. #f3c753
  4. #53f377

Monochromatic

  1. #0b35a2
  2. #104ce9
  3. #537ff3
  4. #9bb4f8
  5. #e2e9fd

Shades

#537ff3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #537ff3
  2. #4b72db
  3. #4266c2
  4. #3a59aa
  5. #324c92
  6. #2a407a
  7. #213361
  8. #192649
  9. #111931
  10. #080d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#537ff3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #537ff3
  2. #648cf4
  3. #7599f5
  4. #87a5f7
  5. #98b2f8
  6. #a9bff9
  7. #baccfa
  8. #cbd9fb
  9. #dde5fd
  10. #eef2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#537ff3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #537ff3
  2. #587fe8
  3. #5c7fdc
  4. #617fd1
  5. #657fc5
  6. #6a80ba
  7. #6e80ae
  8. #7380a3
  9. #778097
  10. #7c808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7483bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #418df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a7ef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4988f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #397ff2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-537ff3 {
  color: #537ff3;
}
Background
.bg-537ff3 {
  background-color: #537ff3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-537ff3 {
  border: 2px solid #537ff3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #537ff3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 127 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 87% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-537ff3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #537ff3, #7753f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-537ff3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 127 243 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.47 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.47 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.21 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.95 #ac800c Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#537ff3  rgb(83, 127, 243)  hsl(224, 87%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#f3c753  rgb(243, 199, 83)  hsl(44, 87%, 64%)  Saffron
#f3537f  rgb(243, 83, 127)  hsl(344, 87%, 64%)  French Rose
#7ff353  rgb(127, 243, 83)  hsl(104, 87%, 64%)  Lawn Green