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#247DC6

#247dc6 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#247dc6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 49.02% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 36.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 207.04°, with 69.23% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #247dc6
  2. #c66d24

Split complementary

  1. #247dc6
  2. #c6242c
  3. #c6be24

Analogous

  1. #24c6be
  2. #247dc6
  3. #242cc6

Triadic

  1. #247dc6
  2. #c6247d
  3. #7dc624

Tetradic

  1. #247dc6
  2. #6d24c6
  3. #c66d24
  4. #7dc624

Square

  1. #247dc6
  2. #be24c6
  3. #c66d24
  4. #2cc624

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2b45
  2. #185485
  3. #247dc6
  4. #56a2e0
  5. #97c6ec

Shades

#247dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247dc6
  2. #2071b2
  3. #1d649e
  4. #19588b
  5. #164b77
  6. #123f63
  7. #0e324f
  8. #0b263b
  9. #071928
  10. #040d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#247dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247dc6
  2. #3a8acc
  3. #5097d1
  4. #66a4d7
  5. #7cb1dd
  6. #92bee3
  7. #a7cbe8
  8. #bdd8ee
  9. #d3e5f4
  10. #e9f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247dc6
  2. #2d7dbf
  3. #367eb8
  4. #407eb1
  5. #497eaa
  6. #527fa3
  7. #5b7f9c
  8. #647f95
  9. #6e7f8e
  10. #778087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a81c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4272c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a7fc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3877c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247dc6 {
  color: #247dc6;
}
Background
.bg-247dc6 {
  background-color: #247dc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-247dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #247dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 125 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 69% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247dc6, #242cc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 125 198 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.29 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.33 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.42 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.72 #db8239 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#247dc6  rgb(36, 125, 198)  hsl(207, 69%, 46%)  Tufts Blue
#c66d24  rgb(198, 109, 36)  hsl(27, 69%, 46%)  Chocolate
#c6247d  rgb(198, 36, 125)  hsl(327, 69%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dc624  rgb(125, 198, 36)  hsl(87, 69%, 46%)  Yellow Green