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#247BC4

#247bc4 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#247bc4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 48.24% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.63% cyan, 37.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 207.38°, with 68.97% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.1853

Complementary

  1. #247bc4
  2. #c46d24

Split complementary

  1. #247bc4
  2. #c4242b
  3. #c4bd24

Analogous

  1. #24c4bd
  2. #247bc4
  3. #242bc4

Triadic

  1. #247bc4
  2. #c4247b
  3. #7bc424

Tetradic

  1. #247bc4
  2. #6d24c4
  3. #c46d24
  4. #7bc424

Square

  1. #247bc4
  2. #bd24c4
  3. #c46d24
  4. #2bc424

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2a43
  2. #185283
  3. #247bc4
  4. #55a0e0
  5. #95c4ec

Shades

#247bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247bc4
  2. #206fb0
  3. #1d629d
  4. #195689
  5. #164a76
  6. #123e62
  7. #0e314e
  8. #0b253b
  9. #071927
  10. #040c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#247bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247bc4
  2. #3a88ca
  3. #5095d0
  4. #66a3d6
  5. #7cb0dc
  6. #92bde2
  7. #a7cae7
  8. #bdd7ed
  9. #d3e5f3
  10. #e9f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247bc4
  2. #2d7cbd
  3. #367cb6
  4. #407db0
  5. #497da9
  6. #527ea2
  7. #5b7e9b
  8. #647f94
  9. #6e7f8e
  10. #778087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60799c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #587fc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4071c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497dc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3775c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247bc4 {
  color: #247bc4;
}
Background
.bg-247bc4 {
  background-color: #247bc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-247bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #247bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 123 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 69% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247bc4, #242bc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 123 196 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.19 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.66 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.50 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.71 #db843b Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#247bc4  rgb(36, 123, 196)  hsl(207, 69%, 45%)  Tufts Blue
#c46d24  rgb(196, 109, 36)  hsl(27, 69%, 45%)  Chocolate
#c4247b  rgb(196, 36, 123)  hsl(327, 69%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bc424  rgb(123, 196, 36)  hsl(87, 69%, 45%)  Yellow Green