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#4E73BB

#4e73bb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e73bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.1% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 38.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 219.63°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1747

Complementary

  1. #4e73bb
  2. #bb964e

Split complementary

  1. #4e73bb
  2. #bb5f4e
  3. #aabb4e

Analogous

  1. #4eaabb
  2. #4e73bb
  3. #5f4ebb

Triadic

  1. #4e73bb
  2. #bb4e73
  3. #73bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e73bb
  2. #964ebb
  3. #bb964e
  4. #73bb4e

Square

  1. #4e73bb
  2. #bb4eaa
  3. #bb964e
  4. #4ebb5f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3051
  2. #345188
  3. #4e73bb
  4. #859fd0
  5. #bdcae5

Shades

#4e73bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e73bb
  2. #4668a8
  3. #3e5c96
  4. #375183
  5. #2f4570
  6. #273a5e
  7. #1f2e4b
  8. #172338
  9. #101725
  10. #080c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e73bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e73bb
  2. #6081c2
  3. #718fc9
  4. #839dcf
  5. #95abd6
  6. #a7b9dd
  7. #b8c7e4
  8. #cad5eb
  9. #dce3f1
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e73bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e73bb
  2. #5374b5
  3. #5876af
  4. #5d77a9
  5. #6278a3
  6. #677a9e
  7. #6c7b98
  8. #717c92
  9. #767d8c
  10. #7b7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5579be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00838e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5277bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a71ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d7da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e73bb {
  color: #4e73bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e73bb {
  background-color: #4e73bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e73bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e73bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e73bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 115 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e73bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e73bb, #5f4ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e73bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 115 187 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.03 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.04 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.22 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.32 #b18c44 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e73bb  rgb(78, 115, 187)  hsl(220, 44%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#bb964e  rgb(187, 150, 78)  hsl(40, 44%, 52%)  Camel
#bb4e73  rgb(187, 78, 115)  hsl(340, 44%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#73bb4e  rgb(115, 187, 78)  hsl(100, 44%, 52%)  Mantis