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#157FCF

#157fcf ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#157fcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 49.8% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.86% cyan, 38.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 205.81°, with 81.58% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.1984

Complementary

  1. #157fcf
  2. #cf6515

Split complementary

  1. #157fcf
  2. #cf1522
  3. #cfc215

Analogous

  1. #15cfc2
  2. #157fcf
  3. #1522cf

Triadic

  1. #157fcf
  2. #cf157f
  3. #7fcf15

Tetradic

  1. #157fcf
  2. #6515cf
  3. #cf6515
  4. #7fcf15

Square

  1. #157fcf
  2. #c215cf
  3. #cf6515
  4. #22cf15

Monochromatic

  1. #072a44
  2. #0e548a
  3. #157fcf
  4. #44a4ec
  5. #8ac6f3

Shades

#157fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #157fcf
  2. #1372ba
  3. #1166a6
  4. #0f5991
  5. #0d4c7c
  6. #0b4068
  7. #083353
  8. #06263e
  9. #041929
  10. #020d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#157fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #157fcf
  2. #2c8cd4
  3. #4499d9
  4. #5ba5dd
  5. #73b2e2
  6. #8abfe7
  7. #a1ccec
  8. #b9d9f1
  9. #d0e5f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#157fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #157fcf
  2. #207fc7
  3. #2a7fbf
  4. #357fb7
  5. #407faf
  6. #4b80a8
  7. #5580a0
  8. #608098
  9. #6b8090
  10. #758088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627da3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5884d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b74cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00929d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4682d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f79ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-157fcf {
  color: #157fcf;
}
Background
.bg-157fcf {
  background-color: #157fcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-157fcf {
  border: 2px solid #157fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #157fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 127 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-157fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #157fcf, #1522cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-157fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 127 207 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.57 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.22 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.46 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.80 #ea8030 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#157fcf  rgb(21, 127, 207)  hsl(206, 82%, 45%)  Tufts Blue
#cf6515  rgb(207, 101, 21)  hsl(26, 82%, 45%)  Chocolate
#cf157f  rgb(207, 21, 127)  hsl(326, 82%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fcf15  rgb(127, 207, 21)  hsl(86, 82%, 45%)  Yellow Green