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#657EFF

#657eff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#657eff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 49.41% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.39% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 230.26°, with 100% saturation and 69.8% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.82.

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Relative luminance0.2491

Complementary

  1. #657eff
  2. #ffe665

Split complementary

  1. #657eff
  2. #ff9965
  3. #cbff65

Analogous

  1. #65cbff
  2. #657eff
  3. #9965ff

Triadic

  1. #657eff
  2. #ff657e
  3. #7eff65

Tetradic

  1. #657eff
  2. #e665ff
  3. #ffe665
  4. #7eff65

Square

  1. #657eff
  2. #ff65cb
  3. #ffe665
  4. #65ff99

Monochromatic

  1. #0021cb
  2. #183eff
  3. #657eff
  4. #b1beff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#657eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657eff
  2. #5b71e6
  3. #5165cc
  4. #4758b3
  5. #3d4c99
  6. #333f80
  7. #283266
  8. #1e264d
  9. #141933
  10. #0a0d1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#657eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657eff
  2. #748bff
  3. #8498ff
  4. #93a5ff
  5. #a3b2ff
  6. #b2bfff
  7. #c1cbff
  8. #d1d8ff
  9. #e0e5ff
  10. #f0f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657eff
  2. #687ef2
  3. #6a7ee6
  4. #6d7fd9
  5. #707fcc
  6. #737fc0
  7. #757fb3
  8. #787fa6
  9. #7b8099
  10. #7d808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c85c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3490ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0082fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c89ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4081fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3391d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657eff {
  color: #657eff;
}
Background
.bg-657eff {
  background-color: #657eff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657eff {
  border: 2px solid #657eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 126 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 100% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657eff, #9965ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 126 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.82 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.44 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.07 #9a8100 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#657eff  rgb(101, 126, 255)  hsl(230, 100%, 70%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffe665  rgb(255, 230, 101)  hsl(50, 100%, 70%)  Naples Yellow
#ff657e  rgb(255, 101, 126)  hsl(350, 100%, 70%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7eff65  rgb(126, 255, 101)  hsl(110, 100%, 70%)  Neon Green