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#537FF4

#537ff4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#537ff4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.98% cyan, 47.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 223.6°, with 87.98% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.2355

Complementary

  1. #537ff4
  2. #f4c853

Split complementary

  1. #537ff4
  2. #f47853
  3. #d0f453

Analogous

  1. #53d0f4
  2. #537ff4
  3. #7853f4

Triadic

  1. #537ff4
  2. #f4537f
  3. #7ff453

Tetradic

  1. #537ff4
  2. #c853f4
  3. #f4c853
  4. #7ff453

Square

  1. #537ff4
  2. #f453d0
  3. #f4c853
  4. #53f478

Monochromatic

  1. #0a34a4
  2. #0f4beb
  3. #537ff4
  4. #9bb5f9
  5. #e3eafd

Shades

#537ff4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #537ff4
  2. #4b72dc
  3. #4266c3
  4. #3a59ab
  5. #324c92
  6. #2a407a
  7. #213362
  8. #192649
  9. #111931
  10. #080d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#537ff4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #537ff4
  2. #648cf5
  3. #7599f6
  4. #87a5f7
  5. #98b2f8
  6. #a9bffa
  7. #baccfb
  8. #cbd9fc
  9. #dde5fd
  10. #eef2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#537ff4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #537ff4
  2. #587fe8
  3. #5c7fdd
  4. #617fd1
  5. #657fc6
  6. #6a80ba
  7. #6e80ae
  8. #7380a3
  9. #778097
  10. #7c808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7483bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #408df8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #167ef2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4888f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #387ff3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-537ff4 {
  color: #537ff4;
}
Background
.bg-537ff4 {
  background-color: #537ff4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-537ff4 {
  border: 2px solid #537ff4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #537ff4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 127 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 88% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-537ff4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #537ff4, #7853f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-537ff4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 127 244 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.56 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.31 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.94 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.99 #ac800b Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#537ff4  rgb(83, 127, 244)  hsl(224, 88%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#f4c853  rgb(244, 200, 83)  hsl(44, 88%, 64%)  Saffron
#f4537f  rgb(244, 83, 127)  hsl(344, 88%, 64%)  French Rose
#7ff453  rgb(127, 244, 83)  hsl(104, 88%, 64%)  Lawn Green