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#197ECC

#197ecc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#197ecc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 49.41% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.75% cyan, 38.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 206.15°, with 78.17% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1949

Complementary

  1. #197ecc
  2. #cc6719

Split complementary

  1. #197ecc
  2. #cc1924
  3. #ccc119

Analogous

  1. #19ccc1
  2. #197ecc
  3. #1924cc

Triadic

  1. #197ecc
  2. #cc197e
  3. #7ecc19

Tetradic

  1. #197ecc
  2. #6719cc
  3. #cc6719
  4. #7ecc19

Square

  1. #197ecc
  2. #c119cc
  3. #cc6719
  4. #24cc19

Monochromatic

  1. #082a44
  2. #115488
  3. #197ecc
  4. #49a3e9
  5. #8dc5f1

Shades

#197ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #197ecc
  2. #1771b8
  3. #1465a3
  4. #12588f
  5. #0f4c7a
  6. #0d3f66
  7. #0a3252
  8. #08263d
  9. #051929
  10. #030d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#197ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #197ecc
  2. #308bd1
  3. #4798d6
  4. #5ea5db
  5. #75b2e0
  6. #8cbfe6
  7. #a3cbeb
  8. #bad8f0
  9. #d1e5f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#197ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #197ecc
  2. #237ec4
  3. #2e7ebd
  4. #387fb5
  5. #427fae
  6. #4d7fa6
  7. #577f9e
  8. #617f97
  9. #6b808f
  10. #768088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617ca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5882cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c73ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4781ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3178cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-197ecc {
  color: #197ecc;
}
Background
.bg-197ecc {
  background-color: #197ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-197ecc {
  border: 2px solid #197ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #197ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 126 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-197ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #197ecc, #1924cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-197ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 126 204 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.11 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.55 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.22 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.73 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.05 #e68133 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#197ecc  rgb(25, 126, 204)  hsl(206, 78%, 45%)  Tufts Blue
#cc6719  rgb(204, 103, 25)  hsl(26, 78%, 45%)  Chocolate
#cc197e  rgb(204, 25, 126)  hsl(326, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ecc19  rgb(126, 204, 25)  hsl(86, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green