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#4080DA

#4080da ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4080da is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.64% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 215.06°, with 67.54% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2159

Complementary

  1. #4080da
  2. #da9a40

Split complementary

  1. #4080da
  2. #da4d40
  3. #cdda40

Analogous

  1. #40cdda
  2. #4080da
  3. #4d40da

Triadic

  1. #4080da
  2. #da4080
  3. #80da40

Tetradic

  1. #4080da
  2. #9a40da
  3. #da9a40
  4. #80da40

Square

  1. #4080da
  2. #da40cd
  3. #da9a40
  4. #40da4d

Monochromatic

  1. #15396c
  2. #215bac
  3. #4080da
  4. #80abe6
  5. #c0d5f3

Shades

#4080da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4080da
  2. #3a73c4
  3. #3366ae
  4. #2d5a99
  5. #264d83
  6. #20406d
  7. #1a3357
  8. #132641
  9. #0d1a2c
  10. #060d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4080da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4080da
  2. #538dde
  3. #6699e1
  4. #79a6e5
  5. #8cb3e9
  6. #a0c0ed
  7. #b3ccf0
  8. #c6d9f4
  9. #d9e6f8
  10. #ecf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4080da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4080da
  2. #4680d1
  3. #4d80c8
  4. #5380bf
  5. #5a80b6
  6. #6080ad
  7. #6680a4
  8. #6d809b
  9. #738092
  10. #7a8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c80ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5588de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c79d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e85dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4080da {
  color: #4080da;
}
Background
.bg-4080da {
  background-color: #4080da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4080da {
  border: 2px solid #4080da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4080da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4080da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4080da, #4d40da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4080da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.82 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.21 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.26 #bf7f25 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4080da  rgb(64, 128, 218)  hsl(215, 68%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#da9a40  rgb(218, 154, 64)  hsl(35, 68%, 55%)  Indian Yellow
#da4080  rgb(218, 64, 128)  hsl(335, 68%, 55%)  Telemagenta
#80da40  rgb(128, 218, 64)  hsl(95, 68%, 55%)  Yellow Green