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#577EF3

#577ef3 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577ef3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.2% cyan, 48.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 86.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2342

Complementary

  1. #577ef3
  2. #f3cc57

Split complementary

  1. #577ef3
  2. #f37e57
  3. #ccf357

Analogous

  1. #57ccf3
  2. #577ef3
  3. #7e57f3

Triadic

  1. #577ef3
  2. #f3577e
  3. #7ef357

Tetradic

  1. #577ef3
  2. #cc57f3
  3. #f3cc57
  4. #7ef357

Square

  1. #577ef3
  2. #f357cc
  3. #f3cc57
  4. #57f37e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c32a5
  2. #1148ed
  3. #577ef3
  4. #9eb5f8
  5. #e6ecfd

Shades

#577ef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577ef3
  2. #4e71db
  3. #4665c2
  4. #3d58aa
  5. #344c92
  6. #2c3f7a
  7. #233261
  8. #1a2649
  9. #111931
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577ef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577ef3
  2. #688bf4
  3. #7998f5
  4. #89a5f7
  5. #9ab2f8
  6. #abbff9
  7. #bccbfa
  8. #cdd8fb
  9. #dde5fd
  10. #eef2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577ef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577ef3
  2. #5b7ee8
  3. #5f7edc
  4. #637fd1
  5. #677fc5
  6. #6c7fba
  7. #707fae
  8. #747fa3
  9. #788097
  10. #7c808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7582bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #408cf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a7ef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a87f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b7ef2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d8fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577ef3 {
  color: #577ef3;
}
Background
.bg-577ef3 {
  background-color: #577ef3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577ef3 {
  border: 2px solid #577ef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577ef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 126 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 87% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577ef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577ef3, #7e57f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577ef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 126 243 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.99 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.01 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.73 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.92 #a8810c Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577ef3  rgb(87, 126, 243)  hsl(225, 87%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#f3cc57  rgb(243, 204, 87)  hsl(45, 87%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#f3577e  rgb(243, 87, 126)  hsl(345, 87%, 65%)  Blush
#7ef357  rgb(126, 243, 87)  hsl(105, 87%, 65%)  Lawn Green