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#657CF5

#657cf5 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#657cf5 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 48.63% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.78% cyan, 49.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 230.42°, with 87.8% saturation and 67.84% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.4.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2377

Complementary

  1. #657cf5
  2. #f5de65

Split complementary

  1. #657cf5
  2. #f59665
  3. #c4f565

Analogous

  1. #65c4f5
  2. #657cf5
  3. #9665f5

Triadic

  1. #657cf5
  2. #f5657c
  3. #7cf565

Tetradic

  1. #657cf5
  2. #de65f5
  3. #f5de65
  4. #7cf565

Square

  1. #657cf5
  2. #f565c4
  3. #f5de65
  4. #65f596

Monochromatic

  1. #0c27b5
  2. #1d3ff0
  3. #657cf5
  4. #adb9fa
  5. #eceffe

Shades

#657cf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657cf5
  2. #5b70dd
  3. #5163c4
  4. #4757ac
  5. #3d4a93
  6. #333e7b
  7. #283262
  8. #1e254a
  9. #141931
  10. #0a0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#657cf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657cf5
  2. #7489f6
  3. #8496f7
  4. #93a3f8
  5. #a3b0f9
  6. #b2befa
  7. #c1cbfb
  8. #d1d8fc
  9. #e0e5fd
  10. #f0f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657cf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657cf5
  2. #687ce9
  3. #6a7dde
  4. #6d7dd2
  5. #707ec6
  6. #737ebb
  7. #757eaf
  8. #787fa3
  9. #7b7f97
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a82bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c8cf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e80f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f86f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #457ef3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a8dce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657cf5 {
  color: #657cf5;
}
Background
.bg-657cf5 {
  background-color: #657cf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657cf5 {
  border: 2px solid #657cf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657cf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 124 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 88% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657cf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657cf5, #9665f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657cf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 124 245 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.71 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.62 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.75 #9a830a Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#657cf5  rgb(101, 124, 245)  hsl(230, 88%, 68%)  Brandeis Blue
#f5de65  rgb(245, 222, 101)  hsl(50, 88%, 68%)  Naples Yellow
#f5657c  rgb(245, 101, 124)  hsl(350, 88%, 68%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7cf565  rgb(124, 245, 101)  hsl(110, 88%, 68%)  Mint Green