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#227CD2

#227cd2 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#227cd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 48.63% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.81% cyan, 40.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 209.32°, with 72.13% saturation and 47.84% 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 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #227cd2
  2. #d27822

Split complementary

  1. #227cd2
  2. #d22224
  3. #d2d022

Analogous

  1. #22d2d0
  2. #227cd2
  3. #2224d2

Triadic

  1. #227cd2
  2. #d2227c
  3. #7cd222

Tetradic

  1. #227cd2
  2. #7822d2
  3. #d27822
  4. #7cd222

Square

  1. #227cd2
  2. #d022d2
  3. #d27822
  4. #24d222

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e4e
  2. #175590
  3. #227cd2
  4. #5ca2e5
  5. #9ec7ef

Shades

#227cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #227cd2
  2. #1f70bd
  3. #1b63a8
  4. #185793
  5. #144a7e
  6. #113e69
  7. #0e3254
  8. #0a253f
  9. #07192a
  10. #030c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#227cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #227cd2
  2. #3889d7
  3. #4e96db
  4. #64a3e0
  5. #7ab0e4
  6. #91bee9
  7. #a7cbed
  8. #bdd8f2
  9. #d3e5f6
  10. #e9f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#227cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #227cd2
  2. #2b7cca
  3. #357dc2
  4. #3e7db9
  5. #487eb1
  6. #517ea9
  7. #5a7ea1
  8. #647f99
  9. #6d7f90
  10. #778088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5182d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3273d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4380d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d77d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-227cd2 {
  color: #227cd2;
}
Background
.bg-227cd2 {
  background-color: #227cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-227cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #227cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #227cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 124 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-227cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227cd2, #2224d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-227cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 124 210 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.31 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.06 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.94 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.00 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.05 #dd832d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#227cd2  rgb(34, 124, 210)  hsl(209, 72%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#d27822  rgb(210, 120, 34)  hsl(29, 72%, 48%)  Ochre
#d2227c  rgb(210, 34, 124)  hsl(329, 72%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#7cd222  rgb(124, 210, 34)  hsl(89, 72%, 48%)  Yellow Green