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#247FED

#247fed ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#247fed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 49.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.81% cyan, 46.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 212.84°, with 84.81% saturation and 53.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.2167

Complementary

  1. #247fed
  2. #ed9224

Split complementary

  1. #247fed
  2. #ed2e24
  3. #e3ed24

Analogous

  1. #24e3ed
  2. #247fed
  3. #2e24ed

Triadic

  1. #247fed
  2. #ed247f
  3. #7fed24

Tetradic

  1. #247fed
  2. #9224ed
  3. #ed9224
  4. #7fed24

Square

  1. #247fed
  2. #ed24e3
  3. #ed9224
  4. #24ed2e

Monochromatic

  1. #09376f
  2. #0f5ab6
  3. #247fed
  4. #6ba8f3
  5. #b1d2f9

Shades

#247fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247fed
  2. #2072d5
  3. #1d66be
  4. #1959a6
  5. #164c8e
  6. #124077
  7. #0e335f
  8. #0b2647
  9. #07192f
  10. #040d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#247fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247fed
  2. #3a8cef
  3. #5099f1
  4. #66a5f2
  5. #7cb2f4
  6. #92bff6
  7. #a7ccf8
  8. #bdd9fa
  9. #d3e5fb
  10. #e9f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247fed
  2. #2d7fe2
  3. #367fd7
  4. #407fcc
  5. #497fc1
  6. #5280b7
  7. #5b80ac
  8. #6480a1
  9. #6e8096
  10. #77808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6880b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #418af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3786ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f7bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247fed {
  color: #247fed;
}
Background
.bg-247fed {
  background-color: #247fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-247fed {
  border: 2px solid #247fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 127 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247fed, #2e24ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 127 237 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.13 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.64 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.68 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.00 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.61 #db8012 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#247fed  rgb(36, 127, 237)  hsl(213, 85%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#ed9224  rgb(237, 146, 36)  hsl(33, 85%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#ed247f  rgb(237, 36, 127)  hsl(333, 85%, 54%)  Rose
#7fed24  rgb(127, 237, 36)  hsl(93, 85%, 54%)  Lawn Green