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#577EEE

#577eee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#577eee is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 49.41% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.45% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.5°, with 81.62% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.2312

Complementary

  1. #577eee
  2. #eec757

Split complementary

  1. #577eee
  2. #ee7c57
  3. #caee57

Analogous

  1. #57caee
  2. #577eee
  3. #7c57ee

Triadic

  1. #577eee
  2. #ee577e
  3. #7eee57

Tetradic

  1. #577eee
  2. #c757ee
  3. #eec757
  4. #7eee57

Square

  1. #577eee
  2. #ee57ca
  3. #eec757
  4. #57ee7c

Monochromatic

  1. #10349c
  2. #174be2
  3. #577eee
  4. #9cb3f5
  5. #e2e9fc

Shades

#577eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #577eee
  2. #4e71d6
  3. #4665be
  4. #3d58a7
  5. #344c8f
  6. #2c3f77
  7. #23325f
  8. #1a2647
  9. #111930
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#577eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #577eee
  2. #688bf0
  3. #7998f1
  4. #89a5f3
  5. #9ab2f5
  6. #abbff7
  7. #bccbf8
  8. #cdd8fa
  9. #dde5fc
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#577eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #577eee
  2. #5b7ee3
  3. #5f7ed8
  4. #637fcd
  5. #677fc2
  6. #6c7fb7
  7. #707fac
  8. #747fa1
  9. #788096
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7582b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #458bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #267eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d86f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f7eed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #178ec9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-577eee {
  color: #577eee;
}
Background
.bg-577eee {
  background-color: #577eee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-577eee {
  border: 2px solid #577eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #577eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 126 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-577eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #577eee, #7c57ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-577eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 126 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.12 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.21 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.92 #a88111 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#577eee  rgb(87, 126, 238)  hsl(225, 82%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#eec757  rgb(238, 199, 87)  hsl(45, 82%, 64%)  Saffron
#ee577e  rgb(238, 87, 126)  hsl(345, 82%, 64%)  Blush
#7eee57  rgb(126, 238, 87)  hsl(105, 82%, 64%)  Lawn Green