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#197DCF

#197dcf ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#197dcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.92% cyan, 39.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 207.03°, with 78.45% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1938

Complementary

  1. #197dcf
  2. #cf6b19

Split complementary

  1. #197dcf
  2. #cf1922
  3. #cfc619

Analogous

  1. #19cfc6
  2. #197dcf
  3. #1922cf

Triadic

  1. #197dcf
  2. #cf197d
  3. #7dcf19

Tetradic

  1. #197dcf
  2. #6b19cf
  3. #cf6b19
  4. #7dcf19

Square

  1. #197dcf
  2. #c619cf
  3. #cf6b19
  4. #22cf19

Monochromatic

  1. #092b46
  2. #11548b
  3. #197dcf
  4. #4ba2e9
  5. #8fc5f2

Shades

#197dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #197dcf
  2. #1771ba
  3. #1464a6
  4. #125891
  5. #0f4b7c
  6. #0d3f68
  7. #0a3253
  8. #08263e
  9. #051929
  10. #030d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#197dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #197dcf
  2. #308ad4
  3. #4797d9
  4. #5ea4dd
  5. #75b1e2
  6. #8cbee7
  7. #a3cbec
  8. #bad8f1
  9. #d1e5f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#197dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #197dcf
  2. #237dc7
  3. #2e7ebf
  4. #387eb7
  5. #427eaf
  6. #4d7fa8
  7. #577fa0
  8. #617f98
  9. #6b7f90
  10. #768088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617ba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5482d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3773cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4480d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d77ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-197dcf {
  color: #197dcf;
}
Background
.bg-197dcf {
  background-color: #197dcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-197dcf {
  border: 2px solid #197dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #197dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 125 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-197dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #197dcf, #1922cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-197dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 125 207 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.78 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.81 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.69 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.90 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.55 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.99 #e68230 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#197dcf  rgb(25, 125, 207)  hsl(207, 78%, 45%)  Tufts Blue
#cf6b19  rgb(207, 107, 25)  hsl(27, 78%, 45%)  Chocolate
#cf197d  rgb(207, 25, 125)  hsl(327, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dcf19  rgb(125, 207, 25)  hsl(87, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green