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#557DE9

#557de9 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#557de9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 49.02% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.52% cyan, 46.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 223.78°, with 77.08% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #557de9
  2. #e9c155

Split complementary

  1. #557de9
  2. #e97755
  3. #c7e955

Analogous

  1. #55c7e9
  2. #557de9
  3. #7755e9

Triadic

  1. #557de9
  2. #e9557d
  3. #7de955

Tetradic

  1. #557de9
  2. #c155e9
  3. #e9c155
  4. #7de955

Square

  1. #557de9
  2. #e955c7
  3. #e9c155
  4. #55e977

Monochromatic

  1. #133592
  2. #1c4ed6
  3. #557de9
  4. #99b1f2
  5. #dce5fb

Shades

#557de9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #557de9
  2. #4d71d2
  3. #4464ba
  4. #3c58a3
  5. #334b8c
  6. #2b3f75
  7. #22325d
  8. #1a2646
  9. #11192f
  10. #090d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#557de9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #557de9
  2. #668aeb
  3. #7797ed
  4. #88a4f0
  5. #99b1f2
  6. #aabef4
  7. #bbcbf6
  8. #ccd8f8
  9. #dde5fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#557de9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #557de9
  2. #597ddf
  3. #5e7ed4
  4. #627eca
  5. #667ebf
  6. #6b7fb5
  7. #6f7faa
  8. #737fa0
  9. #777f95
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7380b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #478aed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d85eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #168dc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-557de9 {
  color: #557de9;
}
Background
.bg-557de9 {
  background-color: #557de9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-557de9 {
  border: 2px solid #557de9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #557de9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 125 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 77% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-557de9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #557de9, #7755e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-557de9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 125 233 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.03 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.67 #aa8216 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#557de9  rgb(85, 125, 233)  hsl(224, 77%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#e9c155  rgb(233, 193, 85)  hsl(44, 77%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#e9557d  rgb(233, 85, 125)  hsl(344, 77%, 62%)  Blush
#7de955  rgb(125, 233, 85)  hsl(104, 77%, 62%)  Pastel Green