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#4E76BB

#4e76bb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e76bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 46.27% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 36.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 217.98°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #4e76bb
  2. #bb934e

Split complementary

  1. #4e76bb
  2. #bb5c4e
  3. #adbb4e

Analogous

  1. #4eadbb
  2. #4e76bb
  3. #5c4ebb

Triadic

  1. #4e76bb
  2. #bb4e76
  3. #76bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e76bb
  2. #934ebb
  3. #bb934e
  4. #76bb4e

Square

  1. #4e76bb
  2. #bb4ead
  3. #bb934e
  4. #4ebb5c

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3151
  2. #345388
  3. #4e76bb
  4. #85a1d0
  5. #bdcce5

Shades

#4e76bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e76bb
  2. #466aa8
  3. #3e5e96
  4. #375383
  5. #2f4770
  6. #273b5e
  7. #1f2f4b
  8. #172338
  9. #101825
  10. #080c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e76bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e76bb
  2. #6084c2
  3. #7191c9
  4. #839fcf
  5. #95add6
  6. #a7bbdd
  7. #b8c8e4
  8. #cad6eb
  9. #dce4f1
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e76bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e76bb
  2. #5377b5
  3. #5878af
  4. #5d79a9
  5. #627aa3
  6. #677b9e
  7. #6c7c98
  8. #717d92
  9. #767e8c
  10. #7b7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #597cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b72ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00858f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5579bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c73ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d80a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e76bb {
  color: #4e76bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e76bb {
  background-color: #4e76bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e76bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e76bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e76bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 118 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e76bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e76bb, #5c4ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e76bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 118 187 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.64 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.14 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.44 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.04 #b18944 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e76bb  rgb(78, 118, 187)  hsl(218, 44%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#bb934e  rgb(187, 147, 78)  hsl(38, 44%, 52%)  Camel
#bb4e76  rgb(187, 78, 118)  hsl(338, 44%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#76bb4e  rgb(118, 187, 78)  hsl(98, 44%, 52%)  Mantis