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#277DFD

#277dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#277dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.58% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 215.89°, with 98.17% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.2219

Complementary

  1. #277dfd
  2. #fda727

Split complementary

  1. #277dfd
  2. #fd3c27
  3. #e8fd27

Analogous

  1. #27e8fd
  2. #277dfd
  3. #3c27fd

Triadic

  1. #277dfd
  2. #fd277d
  3. #7dfd27

Tetradic

  1. #277dfd
  2. #a727fd
  3. #fda727
  4. #7dfd27

Square

  1. #277dfd
  2. #fd27e8
  3. #fda727
  4. #27fd3c

Monochromatic

  1. #01388a
  2. #0257d6
  3. #277dfd
  4. #73abfe
  5. #bfd8fe

Shades

#277dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #277dfd
  2. #2371e4
  3. #1f64ca
  4. #1b58b1
  5. #174b98
  6. #143f7f
  7. #103265
  8. #0c264c
  9. #081933
  10. #040d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#277dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #277dfd
  2. #3d8afd
  3. #5297fd
  4. #68a4fe
  5. #7db1fe
  6. #93befe
  7. #a9cbfe
  8. #bed8fe
  9. #d4e5ff
  10. #e9f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#277dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #277dfd
  2. #307df1
  3. #397ee4
  4. #427ed8
  5. #4b7ecb
  6. #547fbf
  7. #5c7fb2
  8. #657fa6
  9. #6e7f99
  10. #77808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 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 #2586ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007afb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-277dfd {
  color: #277dfd;
}
Background
.bg-277dfd {
  background-color: #277dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-277dfd {
  border: 2px solid #277dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #277dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-277dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #277dfd, #3c27fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-277dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.17 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.26 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.40 #d88202 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#277dfd  rgb(39, 125, 253)  hsl(216, 98%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#fda727  rgb(253, 167, 39)  hsl(36, 98%, 57%)  Orange
#fd277d  rgb(253, 39, 125)  hsl(336, 98%, 57%)  Rose
#7dfd27  rgb(125, 253, 39)  hsl(96, 98%, 57%)  Lawn Green