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#407DC0

#407dc0 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407dc0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 49.02% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 211.41°, with 50.39% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 0.26.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #407dc0
  2. #c08340

Split complementary

  1. #407dc0
  2. #c04340
  3. #bdc040

Analogous

  1. #40bdc0
  2. #407dc0
  3. #4340c0

Triadic

  1. #407dc0
  2. #c0407d
  3. #7dc040

Tetradic

  1. #407dc0
  2. #8340c0
  3. #c08340
  4. #7dc040

Square

  1. #407dc0
  2. #c040bd
  3. #c08340
  4. #40c043

Monochromatic

  1. #1a324d
  2. #2d5887
  3. #407dc0
  4. #7aa4d3
  5. #b3cbe6

Shades

#407dc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407dc0
  2. #3a71ad
  3. #33649a
  4. #2d5886
  5. #264b73
  6. #203f60
  7. #1a324d
  8. #13263a
  9. #0d1926
  10. #060d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#407dc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407dc0
  2. #538ac6
  3. #6697cd
  4. #79a4d3
  5. #8cb1d9
  6. #a0bee0
  7. #b3cbe6
  8. #c6d8ec
  9. #d9e5f2
  10. #ecf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407dc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407dc0
  2. #467dba
  3. #4d7eb3
  4. #537ead
  5. #5a7ea6
  6. #607fa0
  7. #667f9a
  8. #6d7f93
  9. #737f8d
  10. #7a8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687b9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f81c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d75bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #557fc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4878bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407dc0 {
  color: #407dc0;
}
Background
.bg-407dc0 {
  background-color: #407dc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407dc0 {
  border: 2px solid #407dc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407dc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 125 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407dc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407dc0, #4340c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407dc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 125 192 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 0.26 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.07 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.42 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.37 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.22 #bf823f Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#407dc0  rgb(64, 125, 192)  hsl(211, 50%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#c08340  rgb(192, 131, 64)  hsl(31, 50%, 50%)  Peru
#c0407d  rgb(192, 64, 125)  hsl(331, 50%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#7dc040  rgb(125, 192, 64)  hsl(91, 50%, 50%)  Kelly Green