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#4E7BB2

#4e7bb2 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e7bb2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 48.24% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.18% cyan, 30.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 213°, with 39.37% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #4e7bb2
  2. #b2854e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7bb2
  2. #b2534e
  3. #adb24e

Analogous

  1. #4eadb2
  2. #4e7bb2
  3. #534eb2

Triadic

  1. #4e7bb2
  2. #b24e7b
  3. #7bb24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7bb2
  2. #854eb2
  3. #b2854e
  4. #7bb24e

Square

  1. #4e7bb2
  2. #b24ead
  3. #b2854e
  4. #4eb253

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3148
  2. #36567d
  3. #4e7bb2
  4. #83a3c9
  5. #b9cbe0

Shades

#4e7bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7bb2
  2. #466fa0
  3. #3e628e
  4. #37567d
  5. #2f4a6b
  6. #273e59
  7. #1f3147
  8. #172535
  9. #101924
  10. #080c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7bb2
  2. #6088ba
  3. #7195c1
  4. #83a3c9
  5. #95b0d1
  6. #a7bdd9
  7. #b8cae0
  8. #cad7e8
  9. #dce5f0
  10. #edf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7bb2
  2. #537cad
  3. #587ca8
  4. #5d7da3
  5. #627d9e
  6. #677e99
  7. #6c7e94
  8. #717f8f
  9. #767f8a
  10. #7b8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657eb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5874b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #03878f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c7db3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5477b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #31839e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7bb2 {
  color: #4e7bb2;
}
Background
.bg-4e7bb2 {
  background-color: #4e7bb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 123 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7bb2, #534eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 123 178 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.33 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.77 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.86 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.24 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.75 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.57 #b1844d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e7bb2  rgb(78, 123, 178)  hsl(213, 39%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#b2854e  rgb(178, 133, 78)  hsl(33, 39%, 50%)  Camel
#b24e7b  rgb(178, 78, 123)  hsl(333, 39%, 50%)  Mulberry
#7bb24e  rgb(123, 178, 78)  hsl(93, 39%, 50%)  Mantis