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#577EEF

#577eef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577eef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.6% cyan, 47.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 224.61°, with 82.61% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.2318

Complementary

  1. #577eef
  2. #efc857

Split complementary

  1. #577eef
  2. #ef7c57
  3. #caef57

Analogous

  1. #57caef
  2. #577eef
  3. #7c57ef

Triadic

  1. #577eef
  2. #ef577e
  3. #7eef57

Tetradic

  1. #577eef
  2. #c857ef
  3. #efc857
  4. #7eef57

Square

  1. #577eef
  2. #ef57ca
  3. #efc857
  4. #57ef7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f349e
  2. #164be4
  3. #577eef
  4. #9db4f6
  5. #e3e9fc

Shades

#577eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577eef
  2. #4e71d7
  3. #4665bf
  4. #3d58a7
  5. #344c8f
  6. #2c3f78
  7. #233260
  8. #1a2648
  9. #111930
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577eef
  2. #688bf1
  3. #7998f2
  4. #89a5f4
  5. #9ab2f5
  6. #abbff7
  7. #bccbf9
  8. #cdd8fa
  9. #dde5fc
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577eef
  2. #5b7ee4
  3. #5f7ed9
  4. #637fce
  5. #677fc3
  6. #6c7fb8
  7. #707fac
  8. #747fa1
  9. #788096
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7582b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #448cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #247eed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c86f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e7eee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #158eca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577eef {
  color: #577eef;
}
Background
.bg-577eef {
  background-color: #577eef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577eef {
  border: 2px solid #577eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 126 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577eef, #7c57ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 126 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.22 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.92 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.56 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.92 #a88110 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577eef  rgb(87, 126, 239)  hsl(225, 83%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#efc857  rgb(239, 200, 87)  hsl(45, 83%, 64%)  Saffron
#ef577e  rgb(239, 87, 126)  hsl(345, 83%, 64%)  Blush
#7eef57  rgb(126, 239, 87)  hsl(105, 83%, 64%)  Lawn Green