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#147ECD

#147ecd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147ecd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 49.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.24% cyan, 38.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 205.62°, with 82.22% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.1948

Complementary

  1. #147ecd
  2. #cd6314

Split complementary

  1. #147ecd
  2. #cd1422
  3. #cdc014

Analogous

  1. #14cdc0
  2. #147ecd
  3. #1422cd

Triadic

  1. #147ecd
  2. #cd147e
  3. #7ecd14

Tetradic

  1. #147ecd
  2. #6314cd
  3. #cd6314
  4. #7ecd14

Square

  1. #147ecd
  2. #c014cd
  3. #cd6314
  4. #22cd14

Monochromatic

  1. #062842
  2. #0d5387
  3. #147ecd
  4. #41a3ec
  5. #87c5f3

Shades

#147ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147ecd
  2. #1271b9
  3. #1065a4
  4. #0e5890
  5. #0c4c7b
  6. #0a3f67
  7. #083252
  8. #06263e
  9. #041929
  10. #020d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#147ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147ecd
  2. #2c8bd2
  3. #4398d7
  4. #5ba5dc
  5. #72b2e1
  6. #8abfe6
  7. #a1cbeb
  8. #b9d8f0
  9. #d0e5f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147ecd
  2. #1f7ec5
  3. #2a7ebe
  4. #347fb6
  5. #3f7fae
  6. #4a7fa7
  7. #557f9f
  8. #607f97
  9. #6a808f
  10. #758088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5783d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a73cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4581cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f78cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147ecd {
  color: #147ecd;
}
Background
.bg-147ecd {
  background-color: #147ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-147ecd {
  border: 2px solid #147ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 126 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147ecd, #1422cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 126 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.25 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.26 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.88 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.88 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.05 #eb8132 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#147ecd  rgb(20, 126, 205)  hsl(206, 82%, 44%)  Tufts Blue
#cd6314  rgb(205, 99, 20)  hsl(26, 82%, 44%)  Chocolate
#cd147e  rgb(205, 20, 126)  hsl(326, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ecd14  rgb(126, 205, 20)  hsl(86, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green