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#407DC8

#407dc8 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407dc8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68% cyan, 37.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 213.09°, with 55.28% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 0.82.

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Relative luminance0.1993

Complementary

  1. #407dc8
  2. #c88b40

Split complementary

  1. #407dc8
  2. #c84740
  3. #c1c840

Analogous

  1. #40c1c8
  2. #407dc8
  3. #4740c8

Triadic

  1. #407dc8
  2. #c8407d
  3. #7dc840

Tetradic

  1. #407dc8
  2. #8b40c8
  3. #c88b40
  4. #7dc840

Square

  1. #407dc8
  2. #c840c1
  3. #c88b40
  4. #40c847

Monochromatic

  1. #193456
  2. #2a5892
  3. #407dc8
  4. #7ba5d9
  5. #b7ceea

Shades

#407dc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407dc8
  2. #3a71b4
  3. #3364a0
  4. #2d588c
  5. #264b78
  6. #203f64
  7. #1a3250
  8. #13263c
  9. #0d1928
  10. #060d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#407dc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407dc8
  2. #538ace
  3. #6697d3
  4. #79a4d9
  5. #8cb1de
  6. #a0bee4
  7. #b3cbe9
  8. #c6d8ef
  9. #d9e5f4
  10. #ecf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407dc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407dc8
  2. #467dc1
  3. #4d7eba
  4. #537eb2
  5. #5a7eab
  6. #607fa4
  7. #667f9d
  8. #6d7f96
  9. #737f8e
  10. #7a8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b82cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4776c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5280ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4579c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407dc8 {
  color: #407dc8;
}
Background
.bg-407dc8 {
  background-color: #407dc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407dc8 {
  border: 2px solid #407dc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407dc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 125 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 55% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407dc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407dc8, #4740c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407dc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 125 200 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 0.82 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.90 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.10 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.66 #bf8237 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#407dc8  rgb(64, 125, 200)  hsl(213, 55%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#c88b40  rgb(200, 139, 64)  hsl(33, 55%, 52%)  Peru
#c8407d  rgb(200, 64, 125)  hsl(333, 55%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7dc840  rgb(125, 200, 64)  hsl(93, 55%, 52%)  Yellow Green