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#157CDF

#157cdf ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#157cdf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 48.63% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.58% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 209.41°, with 82.79% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #157cdf
  2. #df7815

Split complementary

  1. #157cdf
  2. #df1517
  3. #dfdd15

Analogous

  1. #15dfdd
  2. #157cdf
  3. #1517df

Triadic

  1. #157cdf
  2. #df157c
  3. #7cdf15

Tetradic

  1. #157cdf
  2. #7815df
  3. #df7815
  4. #7cdf15

Square

  1. #157cdf
  2. #dd15df
  3. #df7815
  4. #17df15

Monochromatic

  1. #082e53
  2. #0e5599
  3. #157cdf
  4. #52a2ef
  5. #98c7f5

Shades

#157cdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #157cdf
  2. #1370c9
  3. #1163b2
  4. #0f579c
  5. #0d4a86
  6. #0b3e70
  7. #083259
  8. #062543
  9. #04192d
  10. #020c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#157cdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #157cdf
  2. #2c89e2
  3. #4496e5
  4. #5ba3e9
  5. #73b0ec
  6. #8abeef
  7. #a1cbf2
  8. #b9d8f5
  9. #d0e5f9
  10. #e8f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#157cdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #157cdf
  2. #207cd6
  3. #2a7dcc
  4. #357dc3
  5. #407eb9
  6. #4b7eb0
  7. #557ea6
  8. #607f9d
  9. #6b7f93
  10. #75808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4684e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1673dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3981e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1677de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-157cdf {
  color: #157cdf;
}
Background
.bg-157cdf {
  background-color: #157cdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-157cdf {
  border: 2px solid #157cdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #157cdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 124 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-157cdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #157cdf, #1517df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-157cdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 124 223 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.79 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.82 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.56 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.90 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.24 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.21 #ea8320 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#157cdf  rgb(21, 124, 223)  hsl(209, 83%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#df7815  rgb(223, 120, 21)  hsl(29, 83%, 48%)  Ochre
#df157c  rgb(223, 21, 124)  hsl(329, 83%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#7cdf15  rgb(124, 223, 21)  hsl(89, 83%, 48%)  Yellow Green