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#227FDA

#227fda ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#227fda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.4% cyan, 41.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 209.67°, with 73.02% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.2058

Complementary

  1. #227fda
  2. #da7d22

Split complementary

  1. #227fda
  2. #da2223
  3. #dad922

Analogous

  1. #22dad9
  2. #227fda
  3. #2223da

Triadic

  1. #227fda
  2. #da227f
  3. #7fda22

Tetradic

  1. #227fda
  2. #7d22da
  3. #da7d22
  4. #7fda22

Square

  1. #227fda
  2. #d922da
  3. #da7d22
  4. #23da22

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3256
  2. #185898
  3. #227fda
  4. #62a5e7
  5. #a4cbf1

Shades

#227fda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #227fda
  2. #1f72c4
  3. #1b66ae
  4. #185999
  5. #144c83
  6. #11406d
  7. #0e3357
  8. #0a2641
  9. #07192c
  10. #030d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#227fda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #227fda
  2. #388cde
  3. #4e99e1
  4. #64a5e5
  5. #7ab2e9
  6. #91bfed
  7. #a7ccf0
  8. #bdd9f4
  9. #d3e5f8
  10. #e9f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#227fda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #227fda
  2. #2b7fd1
  3. #357fc8
  4. #3e7fbf
  5. #487fb6
  6. #5180ad
  7. #5a80a4
  8. #64809b
  9. #6d8092
  10. #778089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657eaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5186de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f76d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4383dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a7ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-227fda {
  color: #227fda;
}
Background
.bg-227fda {
  background-color: #227fda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-227fda {
  border: 2px solid #227fda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #227fda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 127 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-227fda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227fda, #2223da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-227fda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 127 218 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.71 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.58 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.63 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.29 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.90 #dd8025 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#227fda  rgb(34, 127, 218)  hsl(210, 73%, 49%)  Tufts Blue
#da7d22  rgb(218, 125, 34)  hsl(30, 73%, 49%)  Bronze
#da227f  rgb(218, 34, 127)  hsl(330, 73%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#7fda22  rgb(127, 218, 34)  hsl(90, 73%, 49%)  Yellow Green