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#597DF2

#597df2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#597df2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 49.02% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.22% cyan, 48.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 225.88°, with 85.47% saturation and 64.9% 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 6.01.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.232

Complementary

  1. #597df2
  2. #f2ce59

Split complementary

  1. #597df2
  2. #f28159
  3. #caf259

Analogous

  1. #59caf2
  2. #597df2
  3. #8159f2

Triadic

  1. #597df2
  2. #f2597d
  3. #7df259

Tetradic

  1. #597df2
  2. #ce59f2
  3. #f2ce59
  4. #7df259

Square

  1. #597df2
  2. #f259ca
  3. #f2ce59
  4. #59f281

Monochromatic

  1. #0d31a5
  2. #1246ec
  3. #597df2
  4. #a0b5f8
  5. #e7ecfd

Shades

#597df2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #597df2
  2. #5071da
  3. #4764c2
  4. #3e58a9
  5. #354b91
  6. #2d3f79
  7. #243261
  8. #1b2649
  9. #121930
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#597df2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #597df2
  2. #6a8af3
  3. #7a97f5
  4. #8ba4f6
  5. #9bb1f7
  6. #acbef9
  7. #bdcbfa
  8. #cdd8fb
  9. #dee5fc
  10. #eef2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#597df2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #597df2
  2. #5d7de7
  3. #617edb
  4. #657ed0
  5. #697ec4
  6. #6d7fb9
  7. #707fae
  8. #747fa2
  9. #787f97
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7581bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f8cf6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b7ef0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b86f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7df1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a8ecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-597df2 {
  color: #597df2;
}
Background
.bg-597df2 {
  background-color: #597df2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-597df2 {
  border: 2px solid #597df2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #597df2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 125 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 85% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-597df2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #597df2, #8159f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-597df2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 125 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.64 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.46 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.60 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.88 #a6820d Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#597df2  rgb(89, 125, 242)  hsl(226, 85%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#f2ce59  rgb(242, 206, 89)  hsl(46, 85%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#f2597d  rgb(242, 89, 125)  hsl(346, 85%, 65%)  Blush
#7df259  rgb(125, 242, 89)  hsl(106, 85%, 65%)  Neon Green