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#1981D4

#1981d4 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1981d4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 50.59% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.21% cyan, 39.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 206.63°, with 78.9% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.2066

Complementary

  1. #1981d4
  2. #d46c19

Split complementary

  1. #1981d4
  2. #d41924
  3. #d4c919

Analogous

  1. #19d4c9
  2. #1981d4
  3. #1924d4

Triadic

  1. #1981d4
  2. #d41981
  3. #81d419

Tetradic

  1. #1981d4
  2. #6c19d4
  3. #d46c19
  4. #81d419

Square

  1. #1981d4
  2. #c919d4
  3. #d46c19
  4. #24d419

Monochromatic

  1. #092e4b
  2. #115790
  3. #1981d4
  4. #4fa5ea
  5. #94c8f2

Shades

#1981d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1981d4
  2. #1774bf
  3. #1467aa
  4. #125a94
  5. #0f4d7f
  6. #0d416a
  7. #0a3455
  8. #082740
  9. #051a2a
  10. #030d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1981d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1981d4
  2. #308ed8
  3. #479add
  4. #5ea7e1
  5. #75b3e5
  6. #8cc0ea
  7. #a3cdee
  8. #bad9f2
  9. #d1e6f6
  10. #e8f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1981d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1981d4
  2. #2381cc
  3. #2e81c3
  4. #3881bb
  5. #4281b2
  6. #4d81aa
  7. #5780a2
  8. #618099
  9. #6b8091
  10. #768088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5886d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a76d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4784d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #307bd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1981d4 {
  color: #1981d4;
}
Background
.bg-1981d4 {
  background-color: #1981d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1981d4 {
  border: 2px solid #1981d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1981d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 129 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 79% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1981d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1981d4, #1924d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1981d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 129 212 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.70 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.21 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.15 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.59 #e67e2b Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#1981d4  rgb(25, 129, 212)  hsl(207, 79%, 46%)  Tufts Blue
#d46c19  rgb(212, 108, 25)  hsl(27, 79%, 46%)  Chocolate
#d41981  rgb(212, 25, 129)  hsl(327, 79%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#81d419  rgb(129, 212, 25)  hsl(87, 79%, 46%)  Yellow Green