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#407DC7

#407dc7 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407dc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.84% cyan, 37.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 212.89°, with 54.66% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 0.7.

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Relative luminance0.1988

Complementary

  1. #407dc7
  2. #c78a40

Split complementary

  1. #407dc7
  2. #c74740
  3. #c1c740

Analogous

  1. #40c1c7
  2. #407dc7
  3. #4740c7

Triadic

  1. #407dc7
  2. #c7407d
  3. #7dc740

Tetradic

  1. #407dc7
  2. #8a40c7
  3. #c78a40
  4. #7dc740

Square

  1. #407dc7
  2. #c740c1
  3. #c78a40
  4. #40c747

Monochromatic

  1. #193455
  2. #2a5890
  3. #407dc7
  4. #7ba5d8
  5. #b6ceea

Shades

#407dc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407dc7
  2. #3a71b3
  3. #33649f
  4. #2d588b
  5. #264b77
  6. #203f64
  7. #1a3250
  8. #13263c
  9. #0d1928
  10. #060d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#407dc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407dc7
  2. #538acd
  3. #6697d2
  4. #79a4d8
  5. #8cb1dd
  6. #a0bee3
  7. #b3cbe9
  8. #c6d8ee
  9. #d9e5f4
  10. #ecf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407dc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407dc7
  2. #467dc0
  3. #4d7eb9
  4. #537eb2
  5. #5a7eab
  6. #607fa4
  7. #667f9c
  8. #6d7f95
  9. #737f8e
  10. #7a8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c82ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4875c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5280c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4579c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407dc7 {
  color: #407dc7;
}
Background
.bg-407dc7 {
  background-color: #407dc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407dc7 {
  border: 2px solid #407dc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407dc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 125 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 55% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407dc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407dc7, #4740c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407dc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 125 199 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 0.70 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.28 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.98 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.73 #bf8238 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#407dc7  rgb(64, 125, 199)  hsl(213, 55%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#c78a40  rgb(199, 138, 64)  hsl(33, 55%, 52%)  Peru
#c7407d  rgb(199, 64, 125)  hsl(333, 55%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7dc740  rgb(125, 199, 64)  hsl(93, 55%, 52%)  Yellow Green