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#5477EB

#5477eb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5477eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.26% cyan, 49.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 226.09°, with 79.06% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2108

Complementary

  1. #5477eb
  2. #ebc854

Split complementary

  1. #5477eb
  2. #eb7c54
  3. #c3eb54

Analogous

  1. #54c3eb
  2. #5477eb
  3. #7c54eb

Triadic

  1. #5477eb
  2. #eb5477
  3. #77eb54

Tetradic

  1. #5477eb
  2. #c854eb
  3. #ebc854
  4. #77eb54

Square

  1. #5477eb
  2. #eb54c3
  3. #ebc854
  4. #54eb7c

Monochromatic

  1. #113095
  2. #1946d9
  3. #5477eb
  4. #98adf3
  5. #dde4fb

Shades

#5477eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5477eb
  2. #4c6bd4
  3. #435fbc
  4. #3b53a5
  5. #32478d
  6. #2a3c76
  7. #22305e
  8. #192447
  9. #11182f
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#5477eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5477eb
  2. #6585ed
  3. #7692ef
  4. #87a0f1
  5. #98adf3
  6. #aabbf5
  7. #bbc9f7
  8. #ccd6f9
  9. #dde4fb
  10. #eef1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5477eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5477eb
  2. #5878e0
  3. #5d79d6
  4. #617acb
  5. #667bc0
  6. #6a7cb6
  7. #6e7cab
  8. #737da0
  9. #777e95
  10. #7c7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707cb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3686ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0678e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4480ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3678ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f88c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5477eb {
  color: #5477eb;
}
Background
.bg-5477eb {
  background-color: #5477eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5477eb {
  border: 2px solid #5477eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5477eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 119 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 79% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5477eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5477eb, #7c54eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5477eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 119 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.41 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.98 #ab8814 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#5477eb  rgb(84, 119, 235)  hsl(226, 79%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#ebc854  rgb(235, 200, 84)  hsl(46, 79%, 63%)  Saffron
#eb5477  rgb(235, 84, 119)  hsl(346, 79%, 63%)  Blush
#77eb54  rgb(119, 235, 84)  hsl(106, 79%, 63%)  Neon Green