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#387DD2

#387dd2 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#387dd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 49.02% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.33% cyan, 40.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 213.12°, with 63.11% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.2016

Complementary

  1. #387dd2
  2. #d28d38

Split complementary

  1. #387dd2
  2. #d24038
  3. #cad238

Analogous

  1. #38cad2
  2. #387dd2
  3. #4038d2

Triadic

  1. #387dd2
  2. #d2387d
  3. #7dd238

Tetradic

  1. #387dd2
  2. #8d38d2
  3. #d28d38
  4. #7dd238

Square

  1. #387dd2
  2. #d238ca
  3. #d28d38
  4. #38d240

Monochromatic

  1. #15355c
  2. #23599b
  3. #387dd2
  4. #76a6e0
  5. #b5cfee

Shades

#387dd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #387dd2
  2. #3271bd
  3. #2d64a8
  4. #275893
  5. #224b7e
  6. #1c3f69
  7. #163254
  8. #11263f
  9. #0b192a
  10. #060d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#387dd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #387dd2
  2. #4c8ad7
  3. #6097db
  4. #74a4e0
  5. #88b1e4
  6. #9cbee9
  7. #afcbed
  8. #c3d8f2
  9. #d7e5f6
  10. #ebf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#387dd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #387dd2
  2. #3f7dca
  3. #467ec2
  4. #4e7eb9
  5. #557eb1
  6. #5c7fa9
  7. #637fa1
  8. #6a7f99
  9. #727f90
  10. #798088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677ca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5584d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b76d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00919d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b81d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a79d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0089b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-387dd2 {
  color: #387dd2;
}
Background
.bg-387dd2 {
  background-color: #387dd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-387dd2 {
  border: 2px solid #387dd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #387dd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 125 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-387dd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #387dd2, #4038d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-387dd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 125 210 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.65 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.57 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.29 #c7822d Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#387dd2  rgb(56, 125, 210)  hsl(213, 63%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#d28d38  rgb(210, 141, 56)  hsl(33, 63%, 52%)  Peru
#d2387d  rgb(210, 56, 125)  hsl(333, 63%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7dd238  rgb(125, 210, 56)  hsl(93, 63%, 52%)  Yellow Green