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#5877FA

#5877fa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5877fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 46.67% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.8% cyan, 52.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 228.52°, with 94.19% saturation and 66.27% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.2217

Complementary

  1. #5877fa
  2. #fadb58

Split complementary

  1. #5877fa
  2. #fa8a58
  3. #c8fa58

Analogous

  1. #58c8fa
  2. #5877fa
  3. #8a58fa

Triadic

  1. #5877fa
  2. #fa5877
  3. #77fa58

Tetradic

  1. #5877fa
  2. #db58fa
  3. #fadb58
  4. #77fa58

Square

  1. #5877fa
  2. #fa58c8
  3. #fadb58
  4. #58fa8a

Monochromatic

  1. #0527b4
  2. #0e3af8
  3. #5877fa
  4. #a2b3fc
  5. #ebeffe

Shades

#5877fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5877fa
  2. #4f6be1
  3. #465fc8
  4. #3e53af
  5. #354796
  6. #2c3c7d
  7. #233064
  8. #1a244b
  9. #121832
  10. #090c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#5877fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5877fa
  2. #6985fb
  3. #7992fb
  4. #8aa0fc
  5. #9badfc
  6. #acbbfd
  7. #bcc9fd
  8. #cdd6fe
  9. #dee4fe
  10. #eef1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5877fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5877fa
  2. #5c78ee
  3. #6079e2
  4. #647ad5
  5. #687bc9
  6. #6c7cbd
  7. #707cb1
  8. #747da5
  9. #787e98
  10. #7c7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737dbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e89ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d82fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c79f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #058bd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5877fa {
  color: #5877fa;
}
Background
.bg-5877fa {
  background-color: #5877fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5877fa {
  border: 2px solid #5877fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5877fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 119 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5877fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5877fa, #8a58fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5877fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 119 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.02 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.10 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.52 #a78805 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#5877fa  rgb(88, 119, 250)  hsl(229, 94%, 66%)  Brandeis Blue
#fadb58  rgb(250, 219, 88)  hsl(49, 94%, 66%)  Naples Yellow
#fa5877  rgb(250, 88, 119)  hsl(349, 94%, 66%)  Neon Fuchsia
#77fa58  rgb(119, 250, 88)  hsl(109, 94%, 66%)  Neon Green