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#517DFD

#517dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#517dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.98% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.65°, with 97.73% saturation and 65.49% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.2351

Complementary

  1. #517dfd
  2. #fdd151

Split complementary

  1. #517dfd
  2. #fd7b51
  3. #d3fd51

Analogous

  1. #51d3fd
  2. #517dfd
  3. #7b51fd

Triadic

  1. #517dfd
  2. #fd517d
  3. #7dfd51

Tetradic

  1. #517dfd
  2. #d151fd
  3. #fdd151
  4. #7dfd51

Square

  1. #517dfd
  2. #fd51d3
  3. #fdd151
  4. #51fd7b

Monochromatic

  1. #022fb3
  2. #0544fc
  3. #517dfd
  4. #9db6fe
  5. #e8eeff

Shades

#517dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #517dfd
  2. #4971e4
  3. #4164ca
  4. #3958b1
  5. #314b98
  6. #293f7f
  7. #203265
  8. #18264c
  9. #101933
  10. #080d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#517dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #517dfd
  2. #628afd
  3. #7497fd
  4. #85a4fe
  5. #97b1fe
  6. #a8befe
  7. #b9cbfe
  8. #cbd8fe
  9. #dce5ff
  10. #eef2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#517dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #517dfd
  2. #567df1
  3. #5a7ee4
  4. #5f7ed8
  5. #647ecb
  6. #697fbf
  7. #6d7fb2
  8. #727fa6
  9. #777f99
  10. #7b808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7482c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e8dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f87ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #297dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-517dfd {
  color: #517dfd;
}
Background
.bg-517dfd {
  background-color: #517dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-517dfd {
  border: 2px solid #517dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #517dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-517dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #517dfd, #7b51fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-517dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.46 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.60 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.72 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.12 #ae8202 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#517dfd  rgb(81, 125, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdd151  rgb(253, 209, 81)  hsl(45, 98%, 65%)  Sunglow
#fd517d  rgb(253, 81, 125)  hsl(345, 98%, 65%)  French Rose
#7dfd51  rgb(125, 253, 81)  hsl(105, 98%, 65%)  Lawn Green