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#577AEC

#577aec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577aec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 47.84% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.14% cyan, 48.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 225.91°, with 79.68% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.22

Complementary

  1. #577aec
  2. #ecc957

Split complementary

  1. #577aec
  2. #ec7e57
  3. #c4ec57

Analogous

  1. #57c4ec
  2. #577aec
  3. #7e57ec

Triadic

  1. #577aec
  2. #ec577a
  3. #7aec57

Tetradic

  1. #577aec
  2. #c957ec
  3. #ecc957
  4. #7aec57

Square

  1. #577aec
  2. #ec57c4
  3. #ecc957
  4. #57ec7e

Monochromatic

  1. #113199
  2. #1947dd
  3. #577aec
  4. #9cb0f4
  5. #e0e7fc

Shades

#577aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577aec
  2. #4e6ed4
  3. #4662bd
  4. #3d55a5
  5. #34498e
  6. #2c3d76
  7. #23315e
  8. #1a2547
  9. #11182f
  10. #090c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577aec
  2. #6887ee
  3. #7995f0
  4. #89a2f2
  5. #9aaff4
  6. #abbdf6
  7. #bccaf7
  8. #cdd7f9
  9. #dde4fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577aec
  2. #5b7be1
  3. #5f7bd6
  4. #637ccc
  5. #677cc1
  6. #6c7db6
  7. #707eab
  8. #747ea0
  9. #787f96
  10. #7c7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e88f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4983ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c7aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b8bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577aec {
  color: #577aec;
}
Background
.bg-577aec {
  background-color: #577aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577aec {
  border: 2px solid #577aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 122 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577aec, #7e57ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 122 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.38 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.41 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.25 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.65 #a88513 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577aec  rgb(87, 122, 236)  hsl(226, 80%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecc957  rgb(236, 201, 87)  hsl(46, 80%, 63%)  Naples Yellow
#ec577a  rgb(236, 87, 122)  hsl(346, 80%, 63%)  Blush
#7aec57  rgb(122, 236, 87)  hsl(106, 80%, 63%)  Neon Green