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#197DCD

#197dcd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#197dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 49.02% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 39.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 206.67°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1928

Complementary

  1. #197dcd
  2. #cd6919

Split complementary

  1. #197dcd
  2. #cd1923
  3. #cdc319

Analogous

  1. #19cdc3
  2. #197dcd
  3. #1923cd

Triadic

  1. #197dcd
  2. #cd197d
  3. #7dcd19

Tetradic

  1. #197dcd
  2. #6919cd
  3. #cd6919
  4. #7dcd19

Square

  1. #197dcd
  2. #c319cd
  3. #cd6919
  4. #23cd19

Monochromatic

  1. #082a45
  2. #115389
  3. #197dcd
  4. #4aa2e9
  5. #8ec5f1

Shades

#197dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #197dcd
  2. #1771b9
  3. #1464a4
  4. #125890
  5. #0f4b7b
  6. #0d3f67
  7. #0a3252
  8. #08263e
  9. #051929
  10. #030d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#197dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #197dcd
  2. #308ad2
  3. #4797d7
  4. #5ea4dc
  5. #75b1e1
  6. #8cbee6
  7. #a3cbeb
  8. #bad8f0
  9. #d1e5f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#197dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #197dcd
  2. #237dc5
  3. #2e7ebe
  4. #387eb6
  5. #427eae
  6. #4d7fa7
  7. #577f9f
  8. #617f97
  9. #6b7f8f
  10. #768088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617ba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5682d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3972cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00909b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4580cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f77cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-197dcd {
  color: #197dcd;
}
Background
.bg-197dcd {
  background-color: #197dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-197dcd {
  border: 2px solid #197dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #197dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 125 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-197dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #197dcd, #1923cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-197dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 125 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.73 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.78 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.64 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.20 #e68232 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#197dcd  rgb(25, 125, 205)  hsl(207, 78%, 45%)  Tufts Blue
#cd6919  rgb(205, 105, 25)  hsl(27, 78%, 45%)  Chocolate
#cd197d  rgb(205, 25, 125)  hsl(327, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dcd19  rgb(125, 205, 25)  hsl(87, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green