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#1979EB

#1979eb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1979eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 47.45% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.36% cyan, 48.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 212.57°, with 84% saturation and 50.98% 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 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.1988

Complementary

  1. #1979eb
  2. #eb8b19

Split complementary

  1. #1979eb
  2. #eb2219
  3. #e2eb19

Analogous

  1. #19e2eb
  2. #1979eb
  3. #2219eb

Triadic

  1. #1979eb
  2. #eb1979
  3. #79eb19

Tetradic

  1. #1979eb
  2. #8b19eb
  3. #eb8b19
  4. #79eb19

Square

  1. #1979eb
  2. #eb19e2
  3. #eb8b19
  4. #19eb22

Monochromatic

  1. #093262
  2. #0f55a9
  3. #1979eb
  4. #5fa2f1
  5. #a6cbf7

Shades

#1979eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1979eb
  2. #176dd4
  3. #1461bc
  4. #1255a5
  5. #0f498d
  6. #0d3d76
  7. #0a305e
  8. #082447
  9. #05182f
  10. #030c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#1979eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1979eb
  2. #3086ed
  3. #4794ef
  4. #5ea1f1
  5. #75aff3
  6. #8cbcf5
  7. #a3c9f7
  8. #bad7f9
  9. #d1e4fb
  10. #e8f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1979eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1979eb
  2. #237ae0
  3. #2e7ad6
  4. #387bcb
  5. #427cc0
  6. #4d7db6
  7. #577dab
  8. #617ea0
  9. #6b7f95
  10. #767f8b
  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 #627ab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3385ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a80ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0075ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1979eb {
  color: #1979eb;
}
Background
.bg-1979eb {
  background-color: #1979eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1979eb {
  border: 2px solid #1979eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1979eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 121 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1979eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1979eb, #2219eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1979eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 121 235 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.95 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.10 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.47 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.65 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.26 #e68614 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#1979eb  rgb(25, 121, 235)  hsl(213, 84%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#eb8b19  rgb(235, 139, 25)  hsl(33, 84%, 51%)  Carrot Orange
#eb1979  rgb(235, 25, 121)  hsl(333, 84%, 51%)  Razzmatazz
#79eb19  rgb(121, 235, 25)  hsl(93, 84%, 51%)  Lawn Green