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#507AAE

#507aae ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#507aae is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 47.84% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.02% cyan, 29.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 213.19°, with 37.01% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.1868

Complementary

  1. #507aae
  2. #ae8450

Split complementary

  1. #507aae
  2. #ae5550
  3. #a9ae50

Analogous

  1. #50a9ae
  2. #507aae
  3. #5550ae

Triadic

  1. #507aae
  2. #ae507a
  3. #7aae50

Tetradic

  1. #507aae
  2. #8450ae
  3. #ae8450
  4. #7aae50

Square

  1. #507aae
  2. #ae50a9
  3. #ae8450
  4. #50ae55

Monochromatic

  1. #203145
  2. #38557a
  3. #507aae
  4. #84a2c6
  5. #b8c9df

Shades

#507aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507aae
  2. #486e9d
  3. #40628b
  4. #38557a
  5. #304968
  6. #283d57
  7. #203146
  8. #182534
  9. #101823
  10. #080c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#507aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507aae
  2. #6287b6
  3. #7395be
  4. #85a2c6
  5. #96afce
  6. #a8bdd7
  7. #b9cadf
  8. #cbd7e7
  9. #dce4ef
  10. #eef2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507aae
  2. #557ba9
  3. #5a7ba5
  4. #5e7ca0
  5. #637c9c
  6. #687d97
  7. #6d7e92
  8. #727e8e
  9. #767f89
  10. #7b7f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657db0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5974ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a868c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d7caf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5676ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37819b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507aae {
  color: #507aae;
}
Background
.bg-507aae {
  background-color: #507aae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507aae {
  border: 2px solid #507aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 122 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 37% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507aae, #5550ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 122 174 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.28 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.68 #af8551 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#507aae  rgb(80, 122, 174)  hsl(213, 37%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#ae8450  rgb(174, 132, 80)  hsl(33, 37%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#ae507a  rgb(174, 80, 122)  hsl(333, 37%, 50%)  Mulberry
#7aae50  rgb(122, 174, 80)  hsl(93, 37%, 50%)  Asparagus