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#657DFD

#657dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#657dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.08% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 230.53°, 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 7.67.

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Relative luminance0.2453

Complementary

  1. #657dfd
  2. #fde565

Split complementary

  1. #657dfd
  2. #fd9965
  3. #c9fd65

Analogous

  1. #65c9fd
  2. #657dfd
  3. #9965fd

Triadic

  1. #657dfd
  2. #fd657d
  3. #7dfd65

Tetradic

  1. #657dfd
  2. #e565fd
  3. #fde565
  4. #7dfd65

Square

  1. #657dfd
  2. #fd65c9
  3. #fde565
  4. #65fd99

Monochromatic

  1. #0321c6
  2. #193dfc
  3. #657dfd
  4. #b1bdfe
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#657dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657dfd
  2. #5b71e4
  3. #5164ca
  4. #4758b1
  5. #3d4b98
  6. #333f7f
  7. #283265
  8. #1e264c
  9. #141933
  10. #0a0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#657dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657dfd
  2. #748afd
  3. #8497fd
  4. #93a4fe
  5. #a3b1fe
  6. #b2befe
  7. #c1cbfe
  8. #d1d8fe
  9. #e0e5ff
  10. #f0f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657dfd
  2. #687df1
  3. #6a7ee4
  4. #6d7ed8
  5. #707ecb
  6. #737fbf
  7. #757fb2
  8. #787fa6
  9. #7b7f99
  10. #7d808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b84c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #348fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0181fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c88ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4180fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3590d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657dfd {
  color: #657dfd;
}
Background
.bg-657dfd {
  background-color: #657dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657dfd {
  border: 2px solid #657dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 97% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657dfd, #9965fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.32 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.37 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.74 #9a8202 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#657dfd  rgb(101, 125, 253)  hsl(231, 97%, 69%)  Brandeis Blue
#fde565  rgb(253, 229, 101)  hsl(51, 97%, 69%)  Naples Yellow
#fd657d  rgb(253, 101, 125)  hsl(351, 97%, 69%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7dfd65  rgb(125, 253, 101)  hsl(111, 97%, 69%)  Neon Green