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#657CFB

#657cfb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#657cfb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.76% cyan, 50.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 230.8°, with 94.94% saturation and 69.02% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.2415

Complementary

  1. #657cfb
  2. #fbe465

Split complementary

  1. #657cfb
  2. #fb9965
  3. #c7fb65

Analogous

  1. #65c7fb
  2. #657cfb
  3. #9965fb

Triadic

  1. #657cfb
  2. #fb657c
  3. #7cfb65

Tetradic

  1. #657cfb
  2. #e465fb
  3. #fbe465
  4. #7cfb65

Square

  1. #657cfb
  2. #fb65c7
  3. #fbe465
  4. #65fb99

Monochromatic

  1. #0522c2
  2. #1a3df9
  3. #657cfb
  4. #b0bbfd
  5. #ebeefe

Shades

#657cfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657cfb
  2. #5b70e2
  3. #5163c9
  4. #4757b0
  5. #3d4a97
  6. #333e7e
  7. #283264
  8. #1e254b
  9. #141932
  10. #0a0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#657cfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657cfb
  2. #7489fb
  3. #8496fc
  4. #93a3fc
  5. #a3b0fd
  6. #b2befd
  7. #c1cbfd
  8. #d1d8fe
  9. #e0e5fe
  10. #f0f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657cfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657cfb
  2. #687cef
  3. #6a7de2
  4. #6d7dd6
  5. #707eca
  6. #737ebe
  7. #757eb1
  8. #787fa5
  9. #7b7f99
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b83c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #348eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0481f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c87fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #417ff9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #368ed2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657cfb {
  color: #657cfb;
}
Background
.bg-657cfb {
  background-color: #657cfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657cfb {
  border: 2px solid #657cfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657cfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 124 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 95% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657cfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657cfb, #9965fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657cfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 124 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.85 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.22 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.41 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.91 #9a8304 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#657cfb  rgb(101, 124, 251)  hsl(231, 95%, 69%)  Brandeis Blue
#fbe465  rgb(251, 228, 101)  hsl(51, 95%, 69%)  Naples Yellow
#fb657c  rgb(251, 101, 124)  hsl(351, 95%, 69%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7cfb65  rgb(124, 251, 101)  hsl(111, 95%, 69%)  Neon Green