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#577AED

#577aed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.29% cyan, 48.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 226°, with 80.65% saturation and 63.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.2206

Complementary

  1. #577aed
  2. #edca57

Split complementary

  1. #577aed
  2. #ed7f57
  3. #c5ed57

Analogous

  1. #57c5ed
  2. #577aed
  3. #7f57ed

Triadic

  1. #577aed
  2. #ed577a
  3. #7aed57

Tetradic

  1. #577aed
  2. #ca57ed
  3. #edca57
  4. #7aed57

Square

  1. #577aed
  2. #ed57c5
  3. #edca57
  4. #57ed7f

Monochromatic

  1. #11319a
  2. #1847e0
  3. #577aed
  4. #9cb1f4
  5. #e1e7fc

Shades

#577aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577aed
  2. #4e6ed5
  3. #4662be
  4. #3d55a6
  5. #34498e
  6. #2c3d77
  7. #23315f
  8. #1a2547
  9. #11182f
  10. #090c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577aed
  2. #6887ef
  3. #7995f1
  4. #89a2f2
  5. #9aaff4
  6. #abbdf6
  7. #bccaf8
  8. #cdd7fa
  9. #dde4fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577aed
  2. #5b7be2
  3. #5f7bd7
  4. #637ccc
  5. #677cc1
  6. #6c7db7
  7. #707eac
  8. #747ea1
  9. #787f96
  10. #7c7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c88f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #197beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4883f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b7bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a8bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577aed {
  color: #577aed;
}
Background
.bg-577aed {
  background-color: #577aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577aed {
  border: 2px solid #577aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 122 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 81% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577aed, #7f57ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 122 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.38 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.50 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.26 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.64 #a88512 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577aed  rgb(87, 122, 237)  hsl(226, 81%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#edca57  rgb(237, 202, 87)  hsl(46, 81%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#ed577a  rgb(237, 87, 122)  hsl(346, 81%, 64%)  Blush
#7aed57  rgb(122, 237, 87)  hsl(106, 81%, 64%)  Neon Green