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#4E85CD

#4e85cd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e85cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 52.16% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 35.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 214.02°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.228

Complementary

  1. #4e85cd
  2. #cd964e

Split complementary

  1. #4e85cd
  2. #cd574e
  3. #c4cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4ec4cd
  2. #4e85cd
  3. #574ecd

Triadic

  1. #4e85cd
  2. #cd4e85
  3. #85cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e85cd
  2. #964ecd
  3. #cd964e
  4. #85cd4e

Square

  1. #4e85cd
  2. #cd4ec4
  3. #cd964e
  4. #4ecd57

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3c65
  2. #2d60a1
  3. #4e85cd
  4. #8aaede
  5. #c5d7ef

Shades

#4e85cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e85cd
  2. #4678b9
  3. #3e6aa4
  4. #375d90
  5. #2f507b
  6. #274367
  7. #1f3552
  8. #17283e
  9. #101b29
  10. #080d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e85cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e85cd
  2. #6091d2
  3. #719dd7
  4. #83aadc
  5. #95b6e1
  6. #a7c2e6
  7. #b8ceeb
  8. #cadaf0
  9. #dce7f5
  10. #edf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e85cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e85cd
  2. #5385c5
  3. #5884be
  4. #5d84b6
  5. #6283ae
  6. #6783a7
  7. #6c829f
  8. #718297
  9. #76818f
  10. #7b8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7284a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #668ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #557ecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d88cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5281cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c8fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e85cd {
  color: #4e85cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e85cd {
  background-color: #4e85cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e85cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e85cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e85cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 133 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e85cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e85cd, #574ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e85cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 133 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.17 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.21 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.01 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.09 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.58 #b17a32 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e85cd  rgb(78, 133, 205)  hsl(214, 56%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#cd964e  rgb(205, 150, 78)  hsl(34, 56%, 55%)  Indian Yellow
#cd4e85  rgb(205, 78, 133)  hsl(334, 56%, 55%)  Mulberry
#85cd4e  rgb(133, 205, 78)  hsl(94, 56%, 55%)  Yellow Green