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#117FCD

#117fcd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#117fcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 49.8% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.71% cyan, 38.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 204.89°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1971

Complementary

  1. #117fcd
  2. #cd5f11

Split complementary

  1. #117fcd
  2. #cd1121
  3. #cdbd11

Analogous

  1. #11cdbd
  2. #117fcd
  3. #1121cd

Triadic

  1. #117fcd
  2. #cd117f
  3. #7fcd11

Tetradic

  1. #117fcd
  2. #5f11cd
  3. #cd5f11
  4. #7fcd11

Square

  1. #117fcd
  2. #bd11cd
  3. #cd5f11
  4. #21cd11

Monochromatic

  1. #052740
  2. #0b5386
  3. #117fcd
  4. #3ca5ef
  5. #82c5f5

Shades

#117fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #117fcd
  2. #0f72b9
  3. #0e66a4
  4. #0c5990
  5. #0a4c7b
  6. #094067
  7. #073352
  8. #05263e
  9. #031929
  10. #020d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#117fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #117fcd
  2. #298cd2
  3. #4199d7
  4. #58a5dc
  5. #70b2e1
  6. #88bfe6
  7. #a0cceb
  8. #b8d9f0
  9. #cfe5f5
  10. #e7f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#117fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #117fcd
  2. #1c7fc5
  3. #277fbe
  4. #327fb6
  5. #3d7fae
  6. #4980a7
  7. #54809f
  8. #5f8097
  9. #6a808f
  10. #758088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5983d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c74cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00929c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4682cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3078cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-117fcd {
  color: #117fcd;
}
Background
.bg-117fcd {
  background-color: #117fcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-117fcd {
  border: 2px solid #117fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #117fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 127 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-117fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #117fcd, #1121cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-117fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 127 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.71 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.71 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.89 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.94 #ee8032 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#117fcd  rgb(17, 127, 205)  hsl(205, 85%, 44%)  Tufts Blue
#cd5f11  rgb(205, 95, 17)  hsl(25, 85%, 44%)  Burnt Orange
#cd117f  rgb(205, 17, 127)  hsl(325, 85%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fcd11  rgb(127, 205, 17)  hsl(85, 85%, 44%)  Yellow Green