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#247ECC

#247ecc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#247ecc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 49.41% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.35% cyan, 38.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 207.86°, with 70% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1966

Complementary

  1. #247ecc
  2. #cc7224

Split complementary

  1. #247ecc
  2. #cc242a
  3. #ccc624

Analogous

  1. #24ccc6
  2. #247ecc
  3. #242acc

Triadic

  1. #247ecc
  2. #cc247e
  3. #7ecc24

Tetradic

  1. #247ecc
  2. #7224cc
  3. #cc7224
  4. #7ecc24

Square

  1. #247ecc
  2. #c624cc
  3. #cc7224
  4. #2acc24

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e4a
  2. #19568b
  3. #247ecc
  4. #5ba3e2
  5. #9cc7ed

Shades

#247ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247ecc
  2. #2071b8
  3. #1d65a3
  4. #19588f
  5. #164c7a
  6. #123f66
  7. #0e3252
  8. #0b263d
  9. #071929
  10. #040d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#247ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247ecc
  2. #3a8bd1
  3. #5098d6
  4. #66a5db
  5. #7cb2e0
  6. #92bfe6
  7. #a7cbeb
  8. #bdd8f0
  9. #d3e5f5
  10. #e9f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247ecc
  2. #2d7ec4
  3. #367ebd
  4. #407fb5
  5. #497fae
  6. #527fa6
  7. #5b7f9e
  8. #647f97
  9. #6e808f
  10. #778088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5883cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e74ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4981ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3578cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247ecc {
  color: #247ecc;
}
Background
.bg-247ecc {
  background-color: #247ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-247ecc {
  border: 2px solid #247ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 126 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247ecc, #242acc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 126 204 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.50 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.38 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.05 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.97 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.16 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.84 #db8133 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#247ecc  rgb(36, 126, 204)  hsl(208, 70%, 47%)  Tufts Blue
#cc7224  rgb(204, 114, 36)  hsl(28, 70%, 47%)  Ochre
#cc247e  rgb(204, 36, 126)  hsl(328, 70%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ecc24  rgb(126, 204, 36)  hsl(88, 70%, 47%)  Yellow Green