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#3280DA

#3280da ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3280da is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.06% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 212.14°, with 69.42% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.2118

Complementary

  1. #3280da
  2. #da8c32

Split complementary

  1. #3280da
  2. #da3832
  3. #d4da32

Analogous

  1. #32d4da
  2. #3280da
  3. #3832da

Triadic

  1. #3280da
  2. #da3280
  3. #80da32

Tetradic

  1. #3280da
  2. #8c32da
  3. #da8c32
  4. #80da32

Square

  1. #3280da
  2. #da32d4
  3. #da8c32
  4. #32da38

Monochromatic

  1. #123761
  2. #1d5ba2
  3. #3280da
  4. #73a8e6
  5. #b4d0f1

Shades

#3280da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3280da
  2. #2d73c4
  3. #2866ae
  4. #235a99
  5. #1e4d83
  6. #19406d
  7. #143357
  8. #0f2641
  9. #0a1a2c
  10. #050d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#3280da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3280da
  2. #478dde
  3. #5b99e1
  4. #70a6e5
  5. #84b3e9
  6. #99c0ed
  7. #adccf0
  8. #c2d9f4
  9. #d6e6f8
  10. #ebf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3280da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3280da
  2. #3a80d1
  3. #4280c8
  4. #4980bf
  5. #5180b6
  6. #5980ad
  7. #6180a4
  8. #69809b
  9. #708092
  10. #788089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5487de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3778d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4984dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #357bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3280da {
  color: #3280da;
}
Background
.bg-3280da {
  background-color: #3280da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3280da {
  border: 2px solid #3280da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3280da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 69% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3280da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3280da, #3832da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3280da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.62 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.28 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.35 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.09 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.30 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.76 #cd7f25 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#3280da  rgb(50, 128, 218)  hsl(212, 69%, 53%)  Tufts Blue
#da8c32  rgb(218, 140, 50)  hsl(32, 69%, 53%)  Fulvous
#da3280  rgb(218, 50, 128)  hsl(332, 69%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#80da32  rgb(128, 218, 50)  hsl(92, 69%, 53%)  Yellow Green