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#4E77CD

#4e77cd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e77cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 46.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 41.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 220.63°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1922

Complementary

  1. #4e77cd
  2. #cda44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e77cd
  2. #cd644e
  3. #b7cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4eb7cd
  2. #4e77cd
  3. #644ecd

Triadic

  1. #4e77cd
  2. #cd4e77
  3. #77cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e77cd
  2. #a44ecd
  3. #cda44e
  4. #77cd4e

Square

  1. #4e77cd
  2. #cd4eb7
  3. #cda44e
  4. #4ecd64

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3465
  2. #2d53a1
  3. #4e77cd
  4. #8aa5de
  5. #c5d3ef

Shades

#4e77cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e77cd
  2. #466bb9
  3. #3e5fa4
  4. #375390
  5. #2f477b
  6. #273c67
  7. #1f3052
  8. #17243e
  9. #101829
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e77cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e77cd
  2. #6085d2
  3. #7192d7
  4. #83a0dc
  5. #95ade1
  6. #a7bbe6
  7. #b8c9eb
  8. #cad6f0
  9. #dce4f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e77cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e77cd
  2. #5378c5
  3. #5879be
  4. #5d7ab6
  5. #627bae
  6. #677ca7
  7. #6c7c9f
  8. #717d97
  9. #767e8f
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b78a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5080d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e74cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f7ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4575cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f83b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e77cd {
  color: #4e77cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e77cd {
  background-color: #4e77cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e77cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e77cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e77cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 119 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e77cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e77cd, #644ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e77cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 119 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.71 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.30 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.76 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.31 #b18832 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e77cd  rgb(78, 119, 205)  hsl(221, 56%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#cda44e  rgb(205, 164, 78)  hsl(41, 56%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#cd4e77  rgb(205, 78, 119)  hsl(341, 56%, 55%)  Telemagenta
#77cd4e  rgb(119, 205, 78)  hsl(101, 56%, 55%)  Mantis