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#657CFD

#657cfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#657cfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 48.63% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.08% cyan, 50.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 230.92°, with 97.44% saturation and 69.41% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.59.

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Relative luminance0.2427

Complementary

  1. #657cfd
  2. #fde665

Split complementary

  1. #657cfd
  2. #fd9a65
  3. #c8fd65

Analogous

  1. #65c8fd
  2. #657cfd
  3. #9a65fd

Triadic

  1. #657cfd
  2. #fd657c
  3. #7cfd65

Tetradic

  1. #657cfd
  2. #e665fd
  3. #fde665
  4. #7cfd65

Square

  1. #657cfd
  2. #fd65c8
  3. #fde665
  4. #65fd9a

Monochromatic

  1. #0320c6
  2. #193cfc
  3. #657cfd
  4. #b1bcfe
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#657cfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657cfd
  2. #5b70e4
  3. #5163ca
  4. #4757b1
  5. #3d4a98
  6. #333e7f
  7. #283265
  8. #1e254c
  9. #141933
  10. #0a0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#657cfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657cfd
  2. #7489fd
  3. #8496fd
  4. #93a3fe
  5. #a3b0fe
  6. #b2befe
  7. #c1cbfe
  8. #d1d8fe
  9. #e0e5ff
  10. #f0f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657cfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657cfd
  2. #687cf1
  3. #6a7de4
  4. #6d7dd8
  5. #707ecb
  6. #737ebf
  7. #757eb2
  8. #787fa6
  9. #7b7f99
  10. #7d808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b83c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #318eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0081fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b87ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f7ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #358fd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657cfd {
  color: #657cfd;
}
Background
.bg-657cfd {
  background-color: #657cfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657cfd {
  border: 2px solid #657cfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657cfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 124 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 97% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657cfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657cfd, #9a65fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657cfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 124 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.59 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.91 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.07 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.54 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.75 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.97 #9a8302 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#657cfd  rgb(101, 124, 253)  hsl(231, 97%, 69%)  Brandeis Blue
#fde665  rgb(253, 230, 101)  hsl(51, 97%, 69%)  Naples Yellow
#fd657c  rgb(253, 101, 124)  hsl(351, 97%, 69%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7cfd65  rgb(124, 253, 101)  hsl(111, 97%, 69%)  Neon Green