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#017ECF

#017ecf ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#017ecf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 49.41% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.52% cyan, 39.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 203.59°, with 99.04% saturation and 40.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.1943

Complementary

  1. #017ecf
  2. #cf5201

Split complementary

  1. #017ecf
  2. #cf0117
  3. #cfb901

Analogous

  1. #01cfb9
  2. #017ecf
  3. #0117cf

Triadic

  1. #017ecf
  2. #cf017e
  3. #7ecf01

Tetradic

  1. #017ecf
  2. #5201cf
  3. #cf5201
  4. #7ecf01

Square

  1. #017ecf
  2. #b901cf
  3. #cf5201
  4. #17cf01

Monochromatic

  1. #002137
  2. #015083
  3. #017ecf
  4. #1fa6fe
  5. #6bc4fe

Shades

#017ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #017ecf
  2. #0171ba
  3. #0165a6
  4. #015891
  5. #014c7c
  6. #013f68
  7. #003253
  8. #00263e
  9. #001929
  10. #000d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#017ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #017ecf
  2. #1a8bd4
  3. #3498d9
  4. #4da5dd
  5. #67b2e2
  6. #80bfe7
  7. #99cbec
  8. #b3d8f1
  9. #cce5f5
  10. #e6f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#017ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #017ecf
  2. #0e7ec7
  3. #1a7ebf
  4. #277fb7
  5. #347faf
  6. #417fa8
  7. #4d7fa0
  8. #5a7f98
  9. #678090
  10. #738088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607ca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5583d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3673cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00929c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4281d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2977ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-017ecf {
  color: #017ecf;
}
Background
.bg-017ecf {
  background-color: #017ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-017ecf {
  border: 2px solid #017ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #017ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 126 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 99% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-017ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #017ecf, #0117cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-017ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 126 207 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.92 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.40 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.80 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.96 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.07 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.11 #fe8130 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#017ecf  rgb(1, 126, 207)  hsl(204, 99%, 41%)  Tufts Blue
#cf5201  rgb(207, 82, 1)  hsl(24, 99%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#cf017e  rgb(207, 1, 126)  hsl(324, 99%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ecf01  rgb(126, 207, 1)  hsl(84, 99%, 41%)  Yellow Green