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#197ECD

#197ecd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#197ecd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 38.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 206.33°, 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #197ecd
  2. #cd6819

Split complementary

  1. #197ecd
  2. #cd1924
  3. #cdc219

Analogous

  1. #19cdc2
  2. #197ecd
  3. #1924cd

Triadic

  1. #197ecd
  2. #cd197e
  3. #7ecd19

Tetradic

  1. #197ecd
  2. #6819cd
  3. #cd6819
  4. #7ecd19

Square

  1. #197ecd
  2. #c219cd
  3. #cd6819
  4. #24cd19

Monochromatic

  1. #082a45
  2. #115489
  3. #197ecd
  4. #4aa3e9
  5. #8ec6f1

Shades

#197ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #197ecd
  2. #1771b9
  3. #1465a4
  4. #125890
  5. #0f4c7b
  6. #0d3f67
  7. #0a3252
  8. #08263e
  9. #051929
  10. #030d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#197ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #197ecd
  2. #308bd2
  3. #4798d7
  4. #5ea5dc
  5. #75b2e1
  6. #8cbfe6
  7. #a3cbeb
  8. #bad8f0
  9. #d1e5f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#197ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #197ecd
  2. #237ec5
  3. #2e7ebe
  4. #387fb6
  5. #427fae
  6. #4d7fa7
  7. #577f9f
  8. #617f97
  9. #6b808f
  10. #768088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5783d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b73cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4681cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3178cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-197ecd {
  color: #197ecd;
}
Background
.bg-197ecd {
  background-color: #197ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-197ecd {
  border: 2px solid #197ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #197ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 126 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-197ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #197ecd, #1924cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-197ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 126 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.04 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.59 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.18 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.68 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.97 #e68132 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#197ecd  rgb(25, 126, 205)  hsl(206, 78%, 45%)  Tufts Blue
#cd6819  rgb(205, 104, 25)  hsl(26, 78%, 45%)  Chocolate
#cd197e  rgb(205, 25, 126)  hsl(326, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ecd19  rgb(126, 205, 25)  hsl(86, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green