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#5477EA

#5477ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5477ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 46.67% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.1% cyan, 49.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 226°, with 78.12% saturation and 62.35% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.2102

Complementary

  1. #5477ea
  2. #eac754

Split complementary

  1. #5477ea
  2. #ea7c54
  3. #c2ea54

Analogous

  1. #54c2ea
  2. #5477ea
  3. #7c54ea

Triadic

  1. #5477ea
  2. #ea5477
  3. #77ea54

Tetradic

  1. #5477ea
  2. #c754ea
  3. #eac754
  4. #77ea54

Square

  1. #5477ea
  2. #ea54c2
  3. #eac754
  4. #54ea7c

Monochromatic

  1. #123093
  2. #1a46d7
  3. #5477ea
  4. #98adf2
  5. #dce3fb

Shades

#5477ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5477ea
  2. #4c6bd3
  3. #435fbb
  4. #3b53a4
  5. #32478c
  6. #2a3c75
  7. #22305e
  8. #192446
  9. #11182f
  10. #080c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#5477ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5477ea
  2. #6585ec
  3. #7692ee
  4. #87a0f0
  5. #98adf2
  6. #aabbf5
  7. #bbc9f7
  8. #ccd6f9
  9. #dde4fb
  10. #eef1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5477ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5477ea
  2. #5878df
  3. #5d79d5
  4. #617aca
  5. #667bc0
  6. #6a7cb5
  7. #6e7caa
  8. #737da0
  9. #777e95
  10. #7c7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707cb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3886ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c78e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4580ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3778e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1188c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5477ea {
  color: #5477ea;
}
Background
.bg-5477ea {
  background-color: #5477ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5477ea {
  border: 2px solid #5477ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5477ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 119 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5477ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5477ea, #7c54ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5477ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 119 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.92 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.98 #ab8815 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#5477ea  rgb(84, 119, 234)  hsl(226, 78%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#eac754  rgb(234, 199, 84)  hsl(46, 78%, 62%)  Saffron
#ea5477  rgb(234, 84, 119)  hsl(346, 78%, 62%)  Blush
#77ea54  rgb(119, 234, 84)  hsl(106, 78%, 62%)  Pastel Green