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#047BDD

#047bdd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#047bdd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 48.24% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.19% cyan, 44.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 207.1°, with 96.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #047bdd
  2. #dd6604

Split complementary

  1. #047bdd
  2. #dd040e
  3. #ddd304

Analogous

  1. #04ddd3
  2. #047bdd
  3. #040edd

Triadic

  1. #047bdd
  2. #dd047b
  3. #7bdd04

Tetradic

  1. #047bdd
  2. #6604dd
  3. #dd6604
  4. #7bdd04

Square

  1. #047bdd
  2. #d304dd
  3. #dd6604
  4. #0edd04

Monochromatic

  1. #012747
  2. #035192
  3. #047bdd
  4. #32a0fb
  5. #7dc3fd

Shades

#047bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047bdd
  2. #046fc7
  3. #0362b1
  4. #03569b
  5. #024a85
  6. #023e6f
  7. #023158
  8. #012542
  9. #01192c
  10. #000c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#047bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047bdd
  2. #1d88e0
  3. #3695e4
  4. #4fa3e7
  5. #68b0eb
  6. #82bdee
  7. #9bcaf1
  8. #b4d7f5
  9. #cde5f8
  10. #e6f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047bdd
  2. #107cd4
  3. #1d7cca
  4. #297dc1
  5. #367db8
  6. #427eaf
  7. #4e7ea5
  8. #5b7f9c
  9. #677f93
  10. #748089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607aab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4683e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1272db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3680df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d76dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047bdd {
  color: #047bdd;
}
Background
.bg-047bdd {
  background-color: #047bdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-047bdd {
  border: 2px solid #047bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 123 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047bdd, #040edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 123 221 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.27 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.85 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.26 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.99 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.52 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.59 #fb8422 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#047bdd  rgb(4, 123, 221)  hsl(207, 96%, 44%)  Tufts Blue
#dd6604  rgb(221, 102, 4)  hsl(27, 96%, 44%)  Chocolate
#dd047b  rgb(221, 4, 123)  hsl(327, 96%, 44%)  Telemagenta
#7bdd04  rgb(123, 221, 4)  hsl(87, 96%, 44%)  Yellow Green