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#257DFD

#257dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#257dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.38% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 215.56°, with 98.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.2215

Complementary

  1. #257dfd
  2. #fda525

Split complementary

  1. #257dfd
  2. #fd3925
  3. #e9fd25

Analogous

  1. #25e9fd
  2. #257dfd
  3. #3925fd

Triadic

  1. #257dfd
  2. #fd257d
  3. #7dfd25

Tetradic

  1. #257dfd
  2. #a525fd
  3. #fda525
  4. #7dfd25

Square

  1. #257dfd
  2. #fd25e9
  3. #fda525
  4. #25fd39

Monochromatic

  1. #013888
  2. #0257d4
  3. #257dfd
  4. #71aafe
  5. #bdd7fe

Shades

#257dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #257dfd
  2. #2171e4
  3. #1e64ca
  4. #1a58b1
  5. #164b98
  6. #133f7f
  7. #0f3265
  8. #0b264c
  9. #071933
  10. #040d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#257dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #257dfd
  2. #3b8afd
  3. #5197fd
  4. #66a4fe
  5. #7cb1fe
  6. #92befe
  7. #a8cbfe
  8. #bed8fe
  9. #d3e5ff
  10. #e9f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#257dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #257dfd
  2. #2e7df1
  3. #377ee4
  4. #407ed8
  5. #497ecb
  6. #537fbf
  7. #5c7fb2
  8. #657fa6
  9. #6e7f99
  10. #77808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6980c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #248cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2486ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-257dfd {
  color: #257dfd;
}
Background
.bg-257dfd {
  background-color: #257dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-257dfd {
  border: 2px solid #257dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #257dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-257dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #257dfd, #3925fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-257dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.80 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.11 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.22 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.33 #da8202 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#257dfd  rgb(37, 125, 253)  hsl(216, 98%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fda525  rgb(253, 165, 37)  hsl(36, 98%, 57%)  Orange
#fd257d  rgb(253, 37, 125)  hsl(336, 98%, 57%)  Rose
#7dfd25  rgb(125, 253, 37)  hsl(96, 98%, 57%)  Lawn Green