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#247FCF

#247fcf ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#247fcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 49.8% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.61% cyan, 38.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 208.07°, with 70.37% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #247fcf
  2. #cf7424

Split complementary

  1. #247fcf
  2. #cf242a
  3. #cfca24

Analogous

  1. #24cfca
  2. #247fcf
  3. #242acf

Triadic

  1. #247fcf
  2. #cf247f
  3. #7fcf24

Tetradic

  1. #247fcf
  2. #7424cf
  3. #cf7424
  4. #7fcf24

Square

  1. #247fcf
  2. #ca24cf
  3. #cf7424
  4. #2acf24

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2f4d
  2. #19578e
  3. #247fcf
  4. #5da4e3
  5. #9ec9ee

Shades

#247fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247fcf
  2. #2072ba
  3. #1d66a6
  4. #195991
  5. #164c7c
  6. #124068
  7. #0e3353
  8. #0b263e
  9. #071929
  10. #040d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#247fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247fcf
  2. #3a8cd4
  3. #5099d9
  4. #66a5dd
  5. #7cb2e2
  6. #92bfe7
  7. #a7ccec
  8. #bdd9f1
  9. #d3e5f5
  10. #e9f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247fcf
  2. #2d7fc7
  3. #367fbf
  4. #407fb7
  5. #497faf
  6. #5280a8
  7. #5b80a0
  8. #648098
  9. #6e8090
  10. #778088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647da4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5884d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d75cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00929d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4982d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3579ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247fcf {
  color: #247fcf;
}
Background
.bg-247fcf {
  background-color: #247fcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-247fcf {
  border: 2px solid #247fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 127 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247fcf, #242acf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 127 207 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.59 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.42 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.15 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.09 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.35 #db8030 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#247fcf  rgb(36, 127, 207)  hsl(208, 70%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#cf7424  rgb(207, 116, 36)  hsl(28, 70%, 48%)  Ochre
#cf247f  rgb(207, 36, 127)  hsl(328, 70%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#7fcf24  rgb(127, 207, 36)  hsl(88, 70%, 48%)  Yellow Green