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#5F78FF

#5f78ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5f78ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 47.06% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.75% cyan, 52.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 230.63°, with 100% saturation and 68.63% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2309

Complementary

  1. #5f78ff
  2. #ffe65f

Split complementary

  1. #5f78ff
  2. #ff965f
  3. #c8ff5f

Analogous

  1. #5fc8ff
  2. #5f78ff
  3. #965fff

Triadic

  1. #5f78ff
  2. #ff5f78
  3. #78ff5f

Tetradic

  1. #5f78ff
  2. #e65fff
  3. #ffe65f
  4. #78ff5f

Square

  1. #5f78ff
  2. #ff5fc8
  3. #ffe65f
  4. #5fff96

Monochromatic

  1. #001fc5
  2. #1337ff
  3. #5f78ff
  4. #acb9ff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#5f78ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f78ff
  2. #566ce6
  3. #4c60cc
  4. #4354b3
  5. #394899
  6. #303c80
  7. #263066
  8. #1d244d
  9. #131833
  10. #0a0c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f78ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f78ff
  2. #6f86ff
  3. #7f93ff
  4. #8fa1ff
  5. #9faeff
  6. #afbcff
  7. #bfc9ff
  8. #cfd7ff
  9. #dfe4ff
  10. #eff2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f78ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f78ff
  2. #6279f2
  3. #667ae6
  4. #697ad9
  5. #6c7bcc
  6. #707cc0
  7. #737db3
  8. #767ea6
  9. #797e99
  10. #7d7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777fc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a8bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007dfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4084ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #317bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #228cd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f78ff {
  color: #5f78ff;
}
Background
.bg-5f78ff {
  background-color: #5f78ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5f78ff {
  border: 2px solid #5f78ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f78ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 120 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 100% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f78ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f78ff, #965fff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f78ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 120 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.55 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.65 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.76 #a08700 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#5f78ff  rgb(95, 120, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 69%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffe65f  rgb(255, 230, 95)  hsl(51, 100%, 69%)  Naples Yellow
#ff5f78  rgb(255, 95, 120)  hsl(351, 100%, 69%)  Neon Fuchsia
#78ff5f  rgb(120, 255, 95)  hsl(111, 100%, 69%)  Neon Green