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#5D79F4

#5d79f4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5d79f4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 47.45% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.89% cyan, 50.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 228.87°, with 87.28% saturation and 66.08% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2253

Complementary

  1. #5d79f4
  2. #f4d85d

Split complementary

  1. #5d79f4
  2. #f48c5d
  3. #c5f45d

Analogous

  1. #5dc5f4
  2. #5d79f4
  3. #8c5df4

Triadic

  1. #5d79f4
  2. #f45d79
  3. #79f45d

Tetradic

  1. #5d79f4
  2. #d85df4
  3. #f4d85d
  4. #79f45d

Square

  1. #5d79f4
  2. #f45dc5
  3. #f4d85d
  4. #5df48c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c29ac
  2. #153eef
  3. #5d79f4
  4. #a5b4f9
  5. #eceffe

Shades

#5d79f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5d79f4
  2. #546ddc
  3. #4a61c3
  4. #4155ab
  5. #384992
  6. #2f3d7a
  7. #253062
  8. #1c2449
  9. #131831
  10. #090c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#5d79f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5d79f4
  2. #6d86f5
  3. #7d94f6
  4. #8ea1f7
  5. #9eaff8
  6. #aebcfa
  7. #bec9fb
  8. #ced7fc
  9. #dfe4fd
  10. #eff2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5d79f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5d79f4
  2. #617ae8
  3. #647add
  4. #687bd1
  5. #6b7cc6
  6. #6f7dba
  7. #727dae
  8. #767ea3
  9. #797f97
  10. #7d7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757fbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #338af8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4783f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a7bf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #278bcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5d79f4 {
  color: #5d79f4;
}
Background
.bg-5d79f4 {
  background-color: #5d79f4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5d79f4 {
  border: 2px solid #5d79f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5d79f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 121 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 87% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5d79f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5d79f4, #8c5df4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5d79f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 121 244 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.10 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.76 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.92 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.05 #a2860b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#5d79f4  rgb(93, 121, 244)  hsl(229, 87%, 66%)  Brandeis Blue
#f4d85d  rgb(244, 216, 93)  hsl(49, 87%, 66%)  Naples Yellow
#f45d79  rgb(244, 93, 121)  hsl(349, 87%, 66%)  Neon Fuchsia
#79f45d  rgb(121, 244, 93)  hsl(109, 87%, 66%)  Neon Green