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#617DFD

#617dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#617dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.66% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 229.23°, with 97.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.17.

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Relative luminance0.243

Complementary

  1. #617dfd
  2. #fde161

Split complementary

  1. #617dfd
  2. #fd9361
  3. #cbfd61

Analogous

  1. #61cbfd
  2. #617dfd
  3. #9361fd

Triadic

  1. #617dfd
  2. #fd617d
  3. #7dfd61

Tetradic

  1. #617dfd
  2. #e161fd
  3. #fde161
  4. #7dfd61

Square

  1. #617dfd
  2. #fd61cb
  3. #fde161
  4. #61fd93

Monochromatic

  1. #0225c3
  2. #153ffc
  3. #617dfd
  4. #adbbfe
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#617dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #617dfd
  2. #5771e4
  3. #4e64ca
  4. #4458b1
  5. #3a4b98
  6. #313f7f
  7. #273265
  8. #1d264c
  9. #131933
  10. #0a0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#617dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #617dfd
  2. #718afd
  3. #8197fd
  4. #90a4fe
  5. #a0b1fe
  6. #b0befe
  7. #c0cbfe
  8. #d0d8fe
  9. #dfe5ff
  10. #eff2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#617dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #617dfd
  2. #647df1
  3. #677ee4
  4. #6a7ed8
  5. #6d7ecb
  6. #717fbf
  7. #747fb2
  8. #777fa6
  9. #7a7f99
  10. #7d808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a83c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #338eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0081fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4988ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c7ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a90d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-617dfd {
  color: #617dfd;
}
Background
.bg-617dfd {
  background-color: #617dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-617dfd {
  border: 2px solid #617dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #617dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 98% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-617dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #617dfd, #9361fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-617dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.18 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.47 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.76 #9e8202 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#617dfd  rgb(97, 125, 253)  hsl(229, 98%, 69%)  Brandeis Blue
#fde161  rgb(253, 225, 97)  hsl(49, 98%, 69%)  Naples Yellow
#fd617d  rgb(253, 97, 125)  hsl(349, 98%, 69%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7dfd61  rgb(125, 253, 97)  hsl(109, 98%, 69%)  Neon Green