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#5679EA

#5679ea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5679ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 47.45% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.25% cyan, 48.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 225.81°, with 77.89% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.2159

Complementary

  1. #5679ea
  2. #eac756

Split complementary

  1. #5679ea
  2. #ea7d56
  3. #c3ea56

Analogous

  1. #56c3ea
  2. #5679ea
  3. #7d56ea

Triadic

  1. #5679ea
  2. #ea5679
  3. #79ea56

Tetradic

  1. #5679ea
  2. #c756ea
  3. #eac756
  4. #79ea56

Square

  1. #5679ea
  2. #ea56c3
  3. #eac756
  4. #56ea7d

Monochromatic

  1. #123195
  2. #1b48d9
  3. #5679ea
  4. #9aaff2
  5. #dee5fb

Shades

#5679ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5679ea
  2. #4d6dd3
  3. #4561bb
  4. #3c55a4
  5. #34498c
  6. #2b3d75
  7. #22305e
  8. #1a2446
  9. #11182f
  10. #090c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#5679ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5679ea
  2. #6786ec
  3. #7894ee
  4. #89a1f0
  5. #9aaff2
  6. #abbcf5
  7. #bbc9f7
  8. #ccd7f9
  9. #dde4fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5679ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5679ea
  2. #5a7adf
  3. #5e7ad5
  4. #637bca
  5. #677cc0
  6. #6b7db5
  7. #6f7daa
  8. #737ea0
  9. #787f95
  10. #7c7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727db4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d87ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b7ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4882ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b79e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a89c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5679ea {
  color: #5679ea;
}
Background
.bg-5679ea {
  background-color: #5679ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5679ea {
  border: 2px solid #5679ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5679ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 121 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5679ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5679ea, #7d56ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5679ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 121 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.18 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.25 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.53 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.79 #a98615 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#5679ea  rgb(86, 121, 234)  hsl(226, 78%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#eac756  rgb(234, 199, 86)  hsl(46, 78%, 63%)  Saffron
#ea5679  rgb(234, 86, 121)  hsl(346, 78%, 63%)  Blush
#79ea56  rgb(121, 234, 86)  hsl(106, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green