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#577DED

#577ded ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577ded 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.29% cyan, 47.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.8°, 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.2281

Complementary

  1. #577ded
  2. #edc757

Split complementary

  1. #577ded
  2. #ed7c57
  3. #c8ed57

Analogous

  1. #57c8ed
  2. #577ded
  3. #7c57ed

Triadic

  1. #577ded
  2. #ed577d
  3. #7ded57

Tetradic

  1. #577ded
  2. #c757ed
  3. #edc757
  4. #7ded57

Square

  1. #577ded
  2. #ed57c8
  3. #edc757
  4. #57ed7c

Monochromatic

  1. #11339a
  2. #184be0
  3. #577ded
  4. #9cb2f4
  5. #e1e8fc

Shades

#577ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577ded
  2. #4e71d5
  3. #4664be
  4. #3d58a6
  5. #344b8e
  6. #2c3f77
  7. #23325f
  8. #1a2647
  9. #11192f
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577ded
  2. #688aef
  3. #7997f1
  4. #89a4f2
  5. #9ab1f4
  6. #abbef6
  7. #bccbf8
  8. #cdd8fa
  9. #dde5fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577ded
  2. #5b7de2
  3. #5f7ed7
  4. #637ecc
  5. #677ec1
  6. #6c7fb7
  7. #707fac
  8. #747fa1
  9. #787f96
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7481b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #438bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #257deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c85ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f7dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #198dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577ded {
  color: #577ded;
}
Background
.bg-577ded {
  background-color: #577ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577ded {
  border: 2px solid #577ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 125 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 81% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577ded, #7c57ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 125 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.19 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.23 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.60 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.62 #a88212 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577ded  rgb(87, 125, 237)  hsl(225, 81%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#edc757  rgb(237, 199, 87)  hsl(45, 81%, 64%)  Saffron
#ed577d  rgb(237, 87, 125)  hsl(345, 81%, 64%)  Blush
#7ded57  rgb(125, 237, 87)  hsl(105, 81%, 64%)  Lawn Green