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#577BEC

#577bec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577bec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 48.24% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.14% cyan, 47.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 225.5°, 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2225

Complementary

  1. #577bec
  2. #ecc857

Split complementary

  1. #577bec
  2. #ec7d57
  3. #c6ec57

Analogous

  1. #57c6ec
  2. #577bec
  3. #7d57ec

Triadic

  1. #577bec
  2. #ec577b
  3. #7bec57

Tetradic

  1. #577bec
  2. #c857ec
  3. #ecc857
  4. #7bec57

Square

  1. #577bec
  2. #ec57c6
  3. #ecc857
  4. #57ec7d

Monochromatic

  1. #113299
  2. #1949dd
  3. #577bec
  4. #9cb1f4
  5. #e0e7fc

Shades

#577bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577bec
  2. #4e6fd4
  3. #4662bd
  4. #3d56a5
  5. #344a8e
  6. #2c3e76
  7. #23315e
  8. #1a2547
  9. #11192f
  10. #090c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577bec
  2. #6888ee
  3. #7995f0
  4. #89a3f2
  5. #9ab0f4
  6. #abbdf6
  7. #bccaf7
  8. #cdd7f9
  9. #dde5fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577bec
  2. #5b7ce1
  3. #5f7cd6
  4. #637dcc
  5. #677dc1
  6. #6c7eb6
  7. #707eab
  8. #747fa0
  9. #787f96
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4089f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #207bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a84ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b8bc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577bec {
  color: #577bec;
}
Background
.bg-577bec {
  background-color: #577bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577bec {
  border: 2px solid #577bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 123 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577bec, #7d57ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 123 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.56 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.29 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.90 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.30 #a88413 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577bec  rgb(87, 123, 236)  hsl(226, 80%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecc857  rgb(236, 200, 87)  hsl(46, 80%, 63%)  Saffron
#ec577b  rgb(236, 87, 123)  hsl(346, 80%, 63%)  Blush
#7bec57  rgb(123, 236, 87)  hsl(106, 80%, 63%)  Lawn Green