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#357DFD

#357dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#357dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.05% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 218.4°, with 98.04% saturation and 60% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.2252

Complementary

  1. #357dfd
  2. #fdb535

Split complementary

  1. #357dfd
  2. #fd5135
  3. #e1fd35

Analogous

  1. #35e1fd
  2. #357dfd
  3. #5135fd

Triadic

  1. #357dfd
  2. #fd357d
  3. #7dfd35

Tetradic

  1. #357dfd
  2. #b535fd
  3. #fdb535
  4. #7dfd35

Square

  1. #357dfd
  2. #fd35e1
  3. #fdb535
  4. #35fd51

Monochromatic

  1. #013798
  2. #0253e3
  3. #357dfd
  4. #81aefe
  5. #ccdeff

Shades

#357dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #357dfd
  2. #3071e4
  3. #2a64ca
  4. #2558b1
  5. #204b98
  6. #1b3f7f
  7. #153265
  8. #10264c
  9. #0b1933
  10. #050d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#357dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #357dfd
  2. #498afd
  3. #5d97fd
  4. #72a4fe
  5. #86b1fe
  6. #9abefe
  7. #aecbfe
  8. #c2d8fe
  9. #d7e5ff
  10. #ebf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#357dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #357dfd
  2. #3d7df1
  3. #447ee4
  4. #4c7ed8
  5. #537ecb
  6. #5b7fbf
  7. #627fb2
  8. #6a7fa6
  9. #717f99
  10. #79808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c80c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #278cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007afa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d86ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #007bfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-357dfd {
  color: #357dfd;
}
Background
.bg-357dfd {
  background-color: #357dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-357dfd {
  border: 2px solid #357dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #357dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 98% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-357dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #357dfd, #5135fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-357dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.31 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.72 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.83 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.37 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.67 #ca8202 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#357dfd  rgb(53, 125, 253)  hsl(218, 98%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdb535  rgb(253, 181, 53)  hsl(38, 98%, 60%)  Pastel Orange
#fd357d  rgb(253, 53, 125)  hsl(338, 98%, 60%)  French Rose
#7dfd35  rgb(125, 253, 53)  hsl(98, 98%, 60%)  Lawn Green