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#577DEC

#577dec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577dec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 49.02% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.14% cyan, 47.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.7°, 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2275

Complementary

  1. #577dec
  2. #ecc657

Split complementary

  1. #577dec
  2. #ec7b57
  3. #c7ec57

Analogous

  1. #57c7ec
  2. #577dec
  3. #7b57ec

Triadic

  1. #577dec
  2. #ec577d
  3. #7dec57

Tetradic

  1. #577dec
  2. #c657ec
  3. #ecc657
  4. #7dec57

Square

  1. #577dec
  2. #ec57c7
  3. #ecc657
  4. #57ec7b

Monochromatic

  1. #113499
  2. #194bdd
  3. #577dec
  4. #9cb2f4
  5. #e0e7fc

Shades

#577dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577dec
  2. #4e71d4
  3. #4664bd
  4. #3d58a5
  5. #344b8e
  6. #2c3f76
  7. #23325e
  8. #1a2647
  9. #11192f
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577dec
  2. #688aee
  3. #7997f0
  4. #89a4f2
  5. #9ab1f4
  6. #abbef6
  7. #bccbf7
  8. #cdd8f9
  9. #dde5fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577dec
  2. #5b7de1
  3. #5f7ed6
  4. #637ecc
  5. #677ec1
  6. #6c7fb6
  7. #707fab
  8. #747fa0
  9. #787f96
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7481b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #448af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #277dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d85ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f7deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a8dc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577dec {
  color: #577dec;
}
Background
.bg-577dec {
  background-color: #577dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577dec {
  border: 2px solid #577dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 125 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577dec, #7b57ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 125 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.10 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.16 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.61 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.63 #a88213 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577dec  rgb(87, 125, 236)  hsl(225, 80%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#ecc657  rgb(236, 198, 87)  hsl(45, 80%, 63%)  Saffron
#ec577d  rgb(236, 87, 125)  hsl(345, 80%, 63%)  Blush
#7dec57  rgb(125, 236, 87)  hsl(105, 80%, 63%)  Lawn Green