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#657CFA

#657cfa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#657cfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.6% cyan, 50.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 230.74°, with 93.71% saturation and 68.82% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.5.

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Relative luminance0.2408

Complementary

  1. #657cfa
  2. #fae365

Split complementary

  1. #657cfa
  2. #fa9865
  3. #c6fa65

Analogous

  1. #65c6fa
  2. #657cfa
  3. #9865fa

Triadic

  1. #657cfa
  2. #fa657c
  3. #7cfa65

Tetradic

  1. #657cfa
  2. #e365fa
  3. #fae365
  4. #7cfa65

Square

  1. #657cfa
  2. #fa65c6
  3. #fae365
  4. #65fa98

Monochromatic

  1. #0623c0
  2. #1b3df8
  3. #657cfa
  4. #afbbfc
  5. #ebeefe

Shades

#657cfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657cfa
  2. #5b70e1
  3. #5163c8
  4. #4757af
  5. #3d4a96
  6. #333e7d
  7. #283264
  8. #1e254b
  9. #141932
  10. #0a0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#657cfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657cfa
  2. #7489fb
  3. #8496fb
  4. #93a3fc
  5. #a3b0fc
  6. #b2befd
  7. #c1cbfd
  8. #d1d8fe
  9. #e0e5fe
  10. #f0f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657cfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657cfa
  2. #687cee
  3. #6a7de2
  4. #6d7dd5
  5. #707ec9
  6. #737ebd
  7. #757eb1
  8. #787fa5
  9. #7b7f98
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b83c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #358dfe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b80f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d87fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #427ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #378ed1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657cfa {
  color: #657cfa;
}
Background
.bg-657cfa {
  background-color: #657cfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657cfa {
  border: 2px solid #657cfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657cfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 124 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 94% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657cfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657cfa, #9865fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657cfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 124 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.35 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.69 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.88 #9a8305 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#657cfa  rgb(101, 124, 250)  hsl(231, 94%, 69%)  Brandeis Blue
#fae365  rgb(250, 227, 101)  hsl(51, 94%, 69%)  Naples Yellow
#fa657c  rgb(250, 101, 124)  hsl(351, 94%, 69%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7cfa65  rgb(124, 250, 101)  hsl(111, 94%, 69%)  Neon Green