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#537FF9

#537ff9 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#537ff9 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 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 224.1°, with 93.26% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.98.

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Relative luminance0.2386

Complementary

  1. #537ff9
  2. #f9cd53

Split complementary

  1. #537ff9
  2. #f97a53
  3. #d2f953

Analogous

  1. #53d2f9
  2. #537ff9
  3. #7a53f9

Triadic

  1. #537ff9
  2. #f9537f
  3. #7ff953

Tetradic

  1. #537ff9
  2. #cd53f9
  3. #f9cd53
  4. #7ff953

Square

  1. #537ff9
  2. #f953d2
  3. #f9cd53
  4. #53f97a

Monochromatic

  1. #0632ad
  2. #0948f6
  3. #537ff9
  4. #9db6fc
  5. #e7edfe

Shades

#537ff9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #537ff9
  2. #4b72e0
  3. #4266c7
  4. #3a59ae
  5. #324c95
  6. #2a407d
  7. #213364
  8. #19264b
  9. #111932
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#537ff9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #537ff9
  2. #648cfa
  3. #7599fa
  4. #87a5fb
  5. #98b2fb
  6. #a9bffc
  7. #baccfd
  8. #cbd9fd
  9. #dde5fe
  10. #eef2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#537ff9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #537ff9
  2. #587fed
  3. #5c7fe1
  4. #617fd5
  5. #657fc9
  6. #6a80bd
  7. #6e80b0
  8. #7380a4
  9. #778098
  10. #7c808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7583bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a8efd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ff7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4588fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #337ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-537ff9 {
  color: #537ff9;
}
Background
.bg-537ff9 {
  background-color: #537ff9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-537ff9 {
  border: 2px solid #537ff9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #537ff9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 127 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 93% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-537ff9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #537ff9, #7a53f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-537ff9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 127 249 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.65 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.80 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.22 #ac8006 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#537ff9  rgb(83, 127, 249)  hsl(224, 93%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#f9cd53  rgb(249, 205, 83)  hsl(44, 93%, 65%)  Sunglow
#f9537f  rgb(249, 83, 127)  hsl(344, 93%, 65%)  French Rose
#7ff953  rgb(127, 249, 83)  hsl(104, 93%, 65%)  Lawn Green