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#407DC4

#407dc4 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407dc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.35% cyan, 36.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 212.27°, with 52.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 0.32.

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Relative luminance0.1974

Complementary

  1. #407dc4
  2. #c48740

Split complementary

  1. #407dc4
  2. #c44540
  3. #bfc440

Analogous

  1. #40bfc4
  2. #407dc4
  3. #4540c4

Triadic

  1. #407dc4
  2. #c4407d
  3. #7dc440

Tetradic

  1. #407dc4
  2. #8740c4
  3. #c48740
  4. #7dc440

Square

  1. #407dc4
  2. #c440bf
  3. #c48740
  4. #40c445

Monochromatic

  1. #193352
  2. #2b588c
  3. #407dc4
  4. #7aa5d6
  5. #b5cde8

Shades

#407dc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407dc4
  2. #3a71b0
  3. #33649d
  4. #2d5889
  5. #264b76
  6. #203f62
  7. #1a324e
  8. #13263b
  9. #0d1927
  10. #060d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#407dc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407dc4
  2. #538aca
  3. #6697d0
  4. #79a4d6
  5. #8cb1dc
  6. #a0bee2
  7. #b3cbe7
  8. #c6d8ed
  9. #d9e5f3
  10. #ecf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407dc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407dc4
  2. #467dbd
  3. #4d7eb6
  4. #537eb0
  5. #5a7ea9
  6. #607fa2
  7. #667f9b
  8. #6d7f94
  9. #737f8e
  10. #7a8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d82c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b75c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5380c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4778c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407dc4 {
  color: #407dc4;
}
Background
.bg-407dc4 {
  background-color: #407dc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407dc4 {
  border: 2px solid #407dc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407dc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 125 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 53% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407dc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407dc4, #4540c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407dc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 125 196 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 0.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.30 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.96 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.73 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.21 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.94 #bf823b Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#407dc4  rgb(64, 125, 196)  hsl(212, 53%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#c48740  rgb(196, 135, 64)  hsl(32, 53%, 51%)  Peru
#c4407d  rgb(196, 64, 125)  hsl(332, 53%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#7dc440  rgb(125, 196, 64)  hsl(92, 53%, 51%)  Kelly Green