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#197DFD

#197dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#197dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.12% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 213.68°, with 98.28% saturation and 54.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.2197

Complementary

  1. #197dfd
  2. #fd9919

Split complementary

  1. #197dfd
  2. #fd2719
  3. #effd19

Analogous

  1. #19effd
  2. #197dfd
  3. #2719fd

Triadic

  1. #197dfd
  2. #fd197d
  3. #7dfd19

Tetradic

  1. #197dfd
  2. #9919fd
  3. #fd9919
  4. #7dfd19

Square

  1. #197dfd
  2. #fd19ef
  3. #fd9919
  4. #19fd27

Monochromatic

  1. #01377c
  2. #0259c8
  3. #197dfd
  4. #65a8fe
  5. #b1d3fe

Shades

#197dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #197dfd
  2. #1771e4
  3. #1464ca
  4. #1258b1
  5. #0f4b98
  6. #0d3f7f
  7. #0a3265
  8. #08264c
  9. #051933
  10. #030d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#197dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #197dfd
  2. #308afd
  3. #4797fd
  4. #5ea4fe
  5. #75b1fe
  6. #8cbefe
  7. #a3cbfe
  8. #bad8fe
  9. #d1e5ff
  10. #e8f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#197dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #197dfd
  2. #237df1
  3. #2e7ee4
  4. #387ed8
  5. #427ecb
  6. #4d7fbf
  7. #577fb2
  8. #617fa6
  9. #6b7f99
  10. #76808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677fc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #228bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009db1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f86ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-197dfd {
  color: #197dfd;
}
Background
.bg-197dfd {
  background-color: #197dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-197dfd {
  border: 2px solid #197dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #197dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 98% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-197dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #197dfd, #2719fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-197dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.58 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.84 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.63 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.01 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.01 #e68202 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#197dfd  rgb(25, 125, 253)  hsl(214, 98%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#fd9919  rgb(253, 153, 25)  hsl(34, 98%, 55%)  Orange Peel
#fd197d  rgb(253, 25, 125)  hsl(334, 98%, 55%)  Rose
#7dfd19  rgb(125, 253, 25)  hsl(94, 98%, 55%)  Lawn Green