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#217ECD

#217ecd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#217ecd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 49.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 38.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 207.56°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.1965

Complementary

  1. #217ecd
  2. #cd7021

Split complementary

  1. #217ecd
  2. #cd2128
  3. #cdc621

Analogous

  1. #21cdc6
  2. #217ecd
  3. #2128cd

Triadic

  1. #217ecd
  2. #cd217e
  3. #7ecd21

Tetradic

  1. #217ecd
  2. #7021cd
  3. #cd7021
  4. #7ecd21

Square

  1. #217ecd
  2. #c621cd
  3. #cd7021
  4. #28cd21

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2d49
  2. #16568b
  3. #217ecd
  4. #57a3e4
  5. #99c7ef

Shades

#217ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #217ecd
  2. #1e71b9
  3. #1a65a4
  4. #175890
  5. #144c7b
  6. #113f67
  7. #0d3252
  8. #0a263e
  9. #071929
  10. #030d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#217ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #217ecd
  2. #378bd2
  3. #4d98d7
  4. #64a5dc
  5. #7ab2e1
  6. #90bfe6
  7. #a6cbeb
  8. #bcd8f0
  9. #d3e5f5
  10. #e9f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#217ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #217ecd
  2. #2b7ec5
  3. #347ebe
  4. #3e7fb6
  5. #477fae
  6. #517fa7
  7. #5a7f9f
  8. #647f97
  9. #6d808f
  10. #778088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5883d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d74cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4881cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3378cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-217ecd {
  color: #217ecd;
}
Background
.bg-217ecd {
  background-color: #217ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-217ecd {
  border: 2px solid #217ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #217ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 126 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-217ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #217ecd, #2128cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-217ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 126 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.47 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.06 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.97 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.29 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.81 #de8132 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#217ecd  rgb(33, 126, 205)  hsl(208, 72%, 47%)  Tufts Blue
#cd7021  rgb(205, 112, 33)  hsl(28, 72%, 47%)  Ochre
#cd217e  rgb(205, 33, 126)  hsl(328, 72%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ecd21  rgb(126, 205, 33)  hsl(88, 72%, 47%)  Yellow Green