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#407DC6

#407dc6 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407dc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.68% cyan, 36.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 212.69°, with 54.03% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 0.57.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1983

Complementary

  1. #407dc6
  2. #c68940

Split complementary

  1. #407dc6
  2. #c64640
  3. #c0c640

Analogous

  1. #40c0c6
  2. #407dc6
  3. #4640c6

Triadic

  1. #407dc6
  2. #c6407d
  3. #7dc640

Tetradic

  1. #407dc6
  2. #8940c6
  3. #c68940
  4. #7dc640

Square

  1. #407dc6
  2. #c640c0
  3. #c68940
  4. #40c646

Monochromatic

  1. #193454
  2. #2b588f
  3. #407dc6
  4. #7ba5d8
  5. #b6cde9

Shades

#407dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407dc6
  2. #3a71b2
  3. #33649e
  4. #2d588b
  5. #264b77
  6. #203f63
  7. #1a324f
  8. #13263b
  9. #0d1928
  10. #060d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#407dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407dc6
  2. #538acc
  3. #6697d1
  4. #79a4d7
  5. #8cb1dd
  6. #a0bee3
  7. #b3cbe8
  8. #c6d8ee
  9. #d9e5f4
  10. #ecf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407dc6
  2. #467dbf
  3. #4d7eb8
  4. #537eb1
  5. #5a7eaa
  6. #607fa3
  7. #667f9c
  8. #6d7f95
  9. #737f8e
  10. #7a8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c82c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4975c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5280c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4678c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407dc6 {
  color: #407dc6;
}
Background
.bg-407dc6 {
  background-color: #407dc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #407dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 125 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 54% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407dc6, #4640c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 125 198 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 0.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.24 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.92 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.89 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.15 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.80 #bf8239 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#407dc6  rgb(64, 125, 198)  hsl(213, 54%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#c68940  rgb(198, 137, 64)  hsl(33, 54%, 51%)  Peru
#c6407d  rgb(198, 64, 125)  hsl(333, 54%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#7dc640  rgb(125, 198, 64)  hsl(93, 54%, 51%)  Yellow Green