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#257DEC

#257dec ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#257dec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 49.02% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.32% cyan, 47.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 213.47°, with 83.97% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.2112

Complementary

  1. #257dec
  2. #ec9425

Split complementary

  1. #257dec
  2. #ec3125
  3. #e0ec25

Analogous

  1. #25e0ec
  2. #257dec
  3. #3125ec

Triadic

  1. #257dec
  2. #ec257d
  3. #7dec25

Tetradic

  1. #257dec
  2. #9425ec
  3. #ec9425
  4. #7dec25

Square

  1. #257dec
  2. #ec25e0
  3. #ec9425
  4. #25ec31

Monochromatic

  1. #0a366e
  2. #1059b5
  3. #257dec
  4. #6ba7f2
  5. #b2d1f8

Shades

#257dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #257dec
  2. #2171d4
  3. #1e64bd
  4. #1a58a5
  5. #164b8e
  6. #133f76
  7. #0f325e
  8. #0b2647
  9. #07192f
  10. #040d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#257dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #257dec
  2. #3b8aee
  3. #5197f0
  4. #66a4f2
  5. #7cb1f4
  6. #92bef6
  7. #a8cbf7
  8. #bed8f9
  9. #d3e5fb
  10. #e9f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#257dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #257dec
  2. #2e7de1
  3. #377ed6
  4. #407ecc
  5. #497ec1
  6. #537fb6
  7. #5c7fab
  8. #657fa0
  9. #6e7f96
  10. #77808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d88f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3584ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0979eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ec7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-257dec {
  color: #257dec;
}
Background
.bg-257dec {
  background-color: #257dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-257dec {
  border: 2px solid #257dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #257dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 125 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-257dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #257dec, #3125ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-257dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 125 236 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.97 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.02 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.37 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.85 #da8213 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#257dec  rgb(37, 125, 236)  hsl(213, 84%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#ec9425  rgb(236, 148, 37)  hsl(33, 84%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#ec257d  rgb(236, 37, 125)  hsl(333, 84%, 54%)  Rose
#7dec25  rgb(125, 236, 37)  hsl(93, 84%, 54%)  Lawn Green