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#247BCB

#247bcb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#247bcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.27% cyan, 39.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 208.74°, with 69.87% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.1885

Complementary

  1. #247bcb
  2. #cb7424

Split complementary

  1. #247bcb
  2. #cb2428
  3. #cbc724

Analogous

  1. #24cbc7
  2. #247bcb
  3. #2428cb

Triadic

  1. #247bcb
  2. #cb247b
  3. #7bcb24

Tetradic

  1. #247bcb
  2. #7424cb
  3. #cb7424
  4. #7bcb24

Square

  1. #247bcb
  2. #c724cb
  3. #cb7424
  4. #28cb24

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2c49
  2. #18548a
  3. #247bcb
  4. #5aa1e2
  5. #9bc6ed

Shades

#247bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247bcb
  2. #206fb7
  3. #1d62a2
  4. #19568e
  5. #164a7a
  6. #123e66
  7. #0e3151
  8. #0b253d
  9. #071929
  10. #040c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#247bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247bcb
  2. #3a88d0
  3. #5095d5
  4. #66a3db
  5. #7cb0e0
  6. #92bde5
  7. #a7caea
  8. #bdd7ef
  9. #d3e5f5
  10. #e9f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247bcb
  2. #2d7cc4
  3. #367cbc
  4. #407db5
  5. #497dad
  6. #527ea6
  7. #5b7e9e
  8. #647f97
  9. #6e7f8f
  10. #778088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6179a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5480ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3971c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #457ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3275ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247bcb {
  color: #247bcb;
}
Background
.bg-247bcb {
  background-color: #247bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-247bcb {
  border: 2px solid #247bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 123 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247bcb, #2428cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 123 203 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.16 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.57 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.15 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.42 #db8434 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#247bcb  rgb(36, 123, 203)  hsl(209, 70%, 47%)  Tufts Blue
#cb7424  rgb(203, 116, 36)  hsl(29, 70%, 47%)  Ochre
#cb247b  rgb(203, 36, 123)  hsl(329, 70%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#7bcb24  rgb(123, 203, 36)  hsl(89, 70%, 47%)  Yellow Green