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#387FDB

#387fdb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#387fdb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 49.8% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.43% cyan, 42.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 213.87°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.2113

Complementary

  1. #387fdb
  2. #db9438

Split complementary

  1. #387fdb
  2. #db4338
  3. #d0db38

Analogous

  1. #38d0db
  2. #387fdb
  3. #4338db

Triadic

  1. #387fdb
  2. #db387f
  3. #7fdb38

Tetradic

  1. #387fdb
  2. #9438db
  3. #db9438
  4. #7fdb38

Square

  1. #387fdb
  2. #db38d0
  3. #db9438
  4. #38db43

Monochromatic

  1. #133867
  2. #1e5aa8
  3. #387fdb
  4. #79a9e7
  5. #bad2f2

Shades

#387fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #387fdb
  2. #3272c5
  3. #2d66af
  4. #275999
  5. #224c83
  6. #1c406e
  7. #163358
  8. #112642
  9. #0b192c
  10. #060d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#387fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #387fdb
  2. #4c8cdf
  3. #6099e2
  4. #74a5e6
  5. #88b2e9
  6. #9cbfed
  7. #afccf1
  8. #c3d9f4
  9. #d7e5f8
  10. #ebf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#387fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #387fdb
  2. #3f7fd2
  3. #467fc9
  4. #4e7fc0
  5. #557fb7
  6. #5c80ae
  7. #6380a4
  8. #6a809b
  9. #728092
  10. #798089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5287df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3578d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0095a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4984dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #367bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-387fdb {
  color: #387fdb;
}
Background
.bg-387fdb {
  background-color: #387fdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-387fdb {
  border: 2px solid #387fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #387fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 127 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-387fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #387fdb, #4338db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-387fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 127 219 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.65 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.15 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.68 #c78024 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#387fdb  rgb(56, 127, 219)  hsl(214, 69%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#db9438  rgb(219, 148, 56)  hsl(34, 69%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#db387f  rgb(219, 56, 127)  hsl(334, 69%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#7fdb38  rgb(127, 219, 56)  hsl(94, 69%, 54%)  Yellow Green