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#387CBC

#387cbc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#387cbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 48.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.21% cyan, 34.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 209.09°, with 54.1% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.66.

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Relative luminance0.1889

Complementary

  1. #387cbc
  2. #bc7838

Split complementary

  1. #387cbc
  2. #bc383a
  3. #bcba38

Analogous

  1. #38bcba
  2. #387cbc
  3. #383abc

Triadic

  1. #387cbc
  2. #bc387c
  3. #7cbc38

Tetradic

  1. #387cbc
  2. #7838bc
  3. #bc7838
  4. #7cbc38

Square

  1. #387cbc
  2. #ba38bc
  3. #bc7838
  4. #3abc38

Monochromatic

  1. #152e46
  2. #265581
  3. #387cbc
  4. #6da2d4
  5. #a8c7e5

Shades

#387cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #387cbc
  2. #3270a9
  3. #2d6396
  4. #275784
  5. #224a71
  6. #1c3e5e
  7. #16324b
  8. #112538
  9. #0b1926
  10. #060c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#387cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #387cbc
  2. #4c89c3
  3. #6096c9
  4. #74a3d0
  5. #88b0d7
  6. #9cbede
  7. #afcbe4
  8. #c3d8eb
  9. #d7e5f2
  10. #ebf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#387cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #387cbc
  2. #3f7cb6
  3. #467db0
  4. #4e7daa
  5. #557ea4
  6. #5c7e9e
  7. #637e98
  8. #6a7f92
  9. #727f8c
  10. #798086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f7fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d73bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #527ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4577bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-387cbc {
  color: #387cbc;
}
Background
.bg-387cbc {
  background-color: #387cbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-387cbc {
  border: 2px solid #387cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #387cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 124 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-387cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #387cbc, #383abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-387cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 124 188 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.66 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.75 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.70 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.33 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.89 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.66 #c78343 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#387cbc  rgb(56, 124, 188)  hsl(209, 54%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#bc7838  rgb(188, 120, 56)  hsl(29, 54%, 48%)  Copper
#bc387c  rgb(188, 56, 124)  hsl(329, 54%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cbc38  rgb(124, 188, 56)  hsl(89, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green