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#147DCC

#147dcc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147dcc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 49.02% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.2% cyan, 38.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 205.76°, with 82.14% saturation and 43.92% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1918

Complementary

  1. #147dcc
  2. #cc6314

Split complementary

  1. #147dcc
  2. #cc1421
  3. #ccbf14

Analogous

  1. #14ccbf
  2. #147dcc
  3. #1421cc

Triadic

  1. #147dcc
  2. #cc147d
  3. #7dcc14

Tetradic

  1. #147dcc
  2. #6314cc
  3. #cc6314
  4. #7dcc14

Square

  1. #147dcc
  2. #bf14cc
  3. #cc6314
  4. #21cc14

Monochromatic

  1. #062841
  2. #0d5286
  3. #147dcc
  4. #40a2ec
  5. #86c4f3

Shades

#147dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147dcc
  2. #1271b8
  3. #1064a3
  4. #0e588f
  5. #0c4b7a
  6. #0a3f66
  7. #083252
  8. #06263d
  9. #041929
  10. #020d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#147dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147dcc
  2. #2c8ad1
  3. #4397d6
  4. #5ba4db
  5. #72b1e0
  6. #8abee6
  7. #a1cbeb
  8. #b9d8f0
  9. #d0e5f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147dcc
  2. #1f7dc4
  3. #2a7ebd
  4. #347eb5
  5. #3f7eae
  6. #4a7fa6
  7. #557f9e
  8. #607f97
  9. #6a7f8f
  10. #758088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5682cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3972ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00909a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4580ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e77cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147dcc {
  color: #147dcc;
}
Background
.bg-147dcc {
  background-color: #147dcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-147dcc {
  border: 2px solid #147dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 125 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147dcc, #1421cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 125 204 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.77 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.90 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.43 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.20 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.89 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.06 #eb8233 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#147dcc  rgb(20, 125, 204)  hsl(206, 82%, 44%)  Tufts Blue
#cc6314  rgb(204, 99, 20)  hsl(26, 82%, 44%)  Chocolate
#cc147d  rgb(204, 20, 125)  hsl(326, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dcc14  rgb(125, 204, 20)  hsl(86, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green