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#127EDD

#127edd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#127edd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 49.41% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.86% cyan, 42.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 208.08°, with 84.94% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.2027

Complementary

  1. #127edd
  2. #dd7112

Split complementary

  1. #127edd
  2. #dd1218
  3. #ddd612

Analogous

  1. #12ddd6
  2. #127edd
  3. #1218dd

Triadic

  1. #127edd
  2. #dd127e
  3. #7edd12

Tetradic

  1. #127edd
  2. #7112dd
  3. #dd7112
  4. #7edd12

Square

  1. #127edd
  2. #d612dd
  3. #dd7112
  4. #18dd12

Monochromatic

  1. #062d50
  2. #0c5696
  3. #127edd
  4. #4ba3f0
  5. #92c7f6

Shades

#127edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #127edd
  2. #1071c7
  3. #0e65b1
  4. #0d589b
  5. #0b4c85
  6. #093f6f
  7. #073258
  8. #052642
  9. #04192c
  10. #020d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#127edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #127edd
  2. #2a8be0
  3. #4198e4
  4. #59a5e7
  5. #71b2eb
  6. #89bfee
  7. #a0cbf1
  8. #b8d8f5
  9. #d0e5f8
  10. #e7f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#127edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #127edd
  2. #1d7ed4
  3. #287eca
  4. #337fc1
  5. #3e7fb8
  6. #497faf
  7. #547fa5
  8. #5f7f9c
  9. #6a8093
  10. #758089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c86e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2375db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c83df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d78dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-127edd {
  color: #127edd;
}
Background
.bg-127edd {
  background-color: #127edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-127edd {
  border: 2px solid #127edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #127edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 126 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-127edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #127edd, #1218dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-127edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 126 221 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.98 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.28 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.94 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.00 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.89 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.10 #ed8122 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#127edd  rgb(18, 126, 221)  hsl(208, 85%, 47%)  Tufts Blue
#dd7112  rgb(221, 113, 18)  hsl(28, 85%, 47%)  Chocolate
#dd127e  rgb(221, 18, 126)  hsl(328, 85%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#7edd12  rgb(126, 221, 18)  hsl(88, 85%, 47%)  Yellow Green