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#577EED

#577eed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577eed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 49.41% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.29% cyan, 46.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.4°, 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.2306

Complementary

  1. #577eed
  2. #edc657

Split complementary

  1. #577eed
  2. #ed7b57
  3. #c9ed57

Analogous

  1. #57c9ed
  2. #577eed
  3. #7b57ed

Triadic

  1. #577eed
  2. #ed577e
  3. #7eed57

Tetradic

  1. #577eed
  2. #c657ed
  3. #edc657
  4. #7eed57

Square

  1. #577eed
  2. #ed57c9
  3. #edc657
  4. #57ed7b

Monochromatic

  1. #11349a
  2. #184ce0
  3. #577eed
  4. #9cb3f4
  5. #e1e8fc

Shades

#577eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577eed
  2. #4e71d5
  3. #4665be
  4. #3d58a6
  5. #344c8e
  6. #2c3f77
  7. #23325f
  8. #1a2647
  9. #11192f
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577eed
  2. #688bef
  3. #7998f1
  4. #89a5f2
  5. #9ab2f4
  6. #abbff6
  7. #bccbf8
  8. #cdd8fa
  9. #dde5fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577eed
  2. #5b7ee2
  3. #5f7ed7
  4. #637fcc
  5. #677fc1
  6. #6c7fb7
  7. #707fac
  8. #747fa1
  9. #788096
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7582b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #468bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #287eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d86ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #407eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #198ec8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577eed {
  color: #577eed;
}
Background
.bg-577eed {
  background-color: #577eed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577eed {
  border: 2px solid #577eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 126 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577eed, #7b57ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 126 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.03 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.93 #a88112 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577eed  rgb(87, 126, 237)  hsl(224, 81%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#edc657  rgb(237, 198, 87)  hsl(44, 81%, 64%)  Saffron
#ed577e  rgb(237, 87, 126)  hsl(344, 81%, 64%)  Blush
#7eed57  rgb(126, 237, 87)  hsl(104, 81%, 64%)  Lawn Green