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#507AEE

#507aee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#507aee is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 47.84% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.39% cyan, 48.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.05°, with 82.29% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.218

Complementary

  1. #507aee
  2. #eec450

Split complementary

  1. #507aee
  2. #ee7550
  3. #c9ee50

Analogous

  1. #50c9ee
  2. #507aee
  3. #7550ee

Triadic

  1. #507aee
  2. #ee507a
  3. #7aee50

Tetradic

  1. #507aee
  2. #c450ee
  3. #eec450
  4. #7aee50

Square

  1. #507aee
  2. #ee50c9
  3. #eec450
  4. #50ee75

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3396
  2. #154adc
  3. #507aee
  4. #96aff5
  5. #dbe4fc

Shades

#507aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507aee
  2. #486ed6
  3. #4062be
  4. #3855a7
  5. #30498f
  6. #283d77
  7. #20315f
  8. #182547
  9. #101830
  10. #080c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#507aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507aee
  2. #6287f0
  3. #7395f1
  4. #85a2f3
  5. #96aff5
  6. #a8bdf7
  7. #b9caf8
  8. #cbd7fa
  9. #dce4fc
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507aee
  2. #557be3
  3. #5a7bd8
  4. #5e7ccd
  5. #637cc2
  6. #687db7
  7. #6d7eac
  8. #727ea1
  9. #767f96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a88f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #077aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4483f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #337aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507aee {
  color: #507aee;
}
Background
.bg-507aee {
  background-color: #507aee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507aee {
  border: 2px solid #507aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 122 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507aee, #7550ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 122 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.82 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.37 #af8511 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#507aee  rgb(80, 122, 238)  hsl(224, 82%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#eec450  rgb(238, 196, 80)  hsl(44, 82%, 62%)  Saffron
#ee507a  rgb(238, 80, 122)  hsl(344, 82%, 62%)  Blush
#7aee50  rgb(122, 238, 80)  hsl(104, 82%, 62%)  Lawn Green