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#227FCB

#227fcb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#227fcb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 49.8% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.25% cyan, 37.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 206.98°, with 71.31% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1983

Complementary

  1. #227fcb
  2. #cb6e22

Split complementary

  1. #227fcb
  2. #cb222b
  3. #cbc222

Analogous

  1. #22cbc2
  2. #227fcb
  3. #222bcb

Triadic

  1. #227fcb
  2. #cb227f
  3. #7fcb22

Tetradic

  1. #227fcb
  2. #6e22cb
  3. #cb6e22
  4. #7fcb22

Square

  1. #227fcb
  2. #c222cb
  3. #cb6e22
  4. #2bcb22

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2d48
  2. #175689
  3. #227fcb
  4. #57a4e3
  5. #98c7ee

Shades

#227fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #227fcb
  2. #1f72b7
  3. #1b66a2
  4. #18598e
  5. #144c7a
  6. #114066
  7. #0e3351
  8. #0a263d
  9. #071929
  10. #030d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#227fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #227fcb
  2. #388cd0
  3. #4e99d5
  4. #64a5db
  5. #7ab2e0
  6. #91bfe5
  7. #a7ccea
  8. #bdd9ef
  9. #d3e5f5
  10. #e9f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#227fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #227fcb
  2. #2b7fc4
  3. #357fbc
  4. #3e7fb5
  5. #487fad
  6. #5180a6
  7. #5a809e
  8. #648097
  9. #6d808f
  10. #778088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b83ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4174ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a82cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3779ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-227fcb {
  color: #227fcb;
}
Background
.bg-227fcb {
  background-color: #227fcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-227fcb {
  border: 2px solid #227fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #227fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 127 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-227fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227fcb, #222bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-227fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 127 203 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.50 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.16 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.38 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.73 #dd8034 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#227fcb  rgb(34, 127, 203)  hsl(207, 71%, 46%)  Tufts Blue
#cb6e22  rgb(203, 110, 34)  hsl(27, 71%, 46%)  Chocolate
#cb227f  rgb(203, 34, 127)  hsl(327, 71%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fcb22  rgb(127, 203, 34)  hsl(87, 71%, 46%)  Yellow Green