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#4E7CD2

#4e7cd2 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e7cd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 48.63% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.86% cyan, 40.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 219.09°, with 59.46% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.2069

Complementary

  1. #4e7cd2
  2. #d2a44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7cd2
  2. #d2624e
  3. #bed24e

Analogous

  1. #4ebed2
  2. #4e7cd2
  3. #624ed2

Triadic

  1. #4e7cd2
  2. #d24e7c
  3. #7cd24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7cd2
  2. #a44ed2
  3. #d2a44e
  4. #7cd24e

Square

  1. #4e7cd2
  2. #d24ebe
  3. #d2a44e
  4. #4ed262

Monochromatic

  1. #1b376c
  2. #2b57a9
  3. #4e7cd2
  4. #8ba9e2
  5. #c8d6f1

Shades

#4e7cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7cd2
  2. #4670bd
  3. #3e63a8
  4. #375793
  5. #2f4a7e
  6. #273e69
  7. #1f3254
  8. #17253f
  9. #10192a
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7cd2
  2. #6089d7
  3. #7196db
  4. #83a3e0
  5. #95b0e4
  6. #a7bee9
  7. #b8cbed
  8. #cad8f2
  9. #dce5f6
  10. #edf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7cd2
  2. #537cca
  3. #587dc2
  4. #5d7db9
  5. #627eb1
  6. #677ea9
  7. #6c7ea1
  8. #717f99
  9. #767f90
  10. #7b8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7da6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5584d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4278d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5381d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #477ad1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1988b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7cd2 {
  color: #4e7cd2;
}
Background
.bg-4e7cd2 {
  background-color: #4e7cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 124 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 59% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7cd2, #624ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 124 210 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.02 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.37 #b1832d Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e7cd2  rgb(78, 124, 210)  hsl(219, 59%, 56%)  Tufts Blue
#d2a44e  rgb(210, 164, 78)  hsl(39, 59%, 56%)  Indian Yellow
#d24e7c  rgb(210, 78, 124)  hsl(339, 59%, 56%)  Blush
#7cd24e  rgb(124, 210, 78)  hsl(99, 59%, 56%)  Lime Green