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#317DC2

#317dc2 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#317dc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 49.02% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.74% cyan, 35.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 208.55°, with 59.67% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.1922

Complementary

  1. #317dc2
  2. #c27631

Split complementary

  1. #317dc2
  2. #c23135
  3. #c2bf31

Analogous

  1. #31c2bf
  2. #317dc2
  3. #3135c2

Triadic

  1. #317dc2
  2. #c2317d
  3. #7dc231

Tetradic

  1. #317dc2
  2. #7631c2
  3. #c27631
  4. #7dc231

Square

  1. #317dc2
  2. #bf31c2
  3. #c27631
  4. #35c231

Monochromatic

  1. #122e48
  2. #225685
  3. #317dc2
  4. #67a3d9
  5. #a4c8e8

Shades

#317dc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #317dc2
  2. #2c71af
  3. #27649b
  4. #225888
  5. #1d4b74
  6. #193f61
  7. #14324e
  8. #0f263a
  9. #0a1927
  10. #050d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#317dc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #317dc2
  2. #468ac8
  3. #5a97ce
  4. #6fa4d4
  5. #83b1da
  6. #98bee1
  7. #adcbe7
  8. #c1d8ed
  9. #d6e5f3
  10. #eaf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#317dc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #317dc2
  2. #397dbb
  3. #417eb5
  4. #497eae
  5. #517ea8
  6. #597fa1
  7. #607f9a
  8. #687f94
  9. #707f8d
  10. #788087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647b9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d81c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4873c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f7fc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4077c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-317dc2 {
  color: #317dc2;
}
Background
.bg-317dc2 {
  background-color: #317dc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-317dc2 {
  border: 2px solid #317dc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #317dc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 125 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-317dc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #317dc2, #3135c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-317dc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 125 194 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.85 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.81 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.52 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.33 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.61 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.88 #ce823d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#317dc2  rgb(49, 125, 194)  hsl(209, 60%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#c27631  rgb(194, 118, 49)  hsl(29, 60%, 48%)  Copper
#c2317d  rgb(194, 49, 125)  hsl(329, 60%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dc231  rgb(125, 194, 49)  hsl(89, 60%, 48%)  Yellow Green