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#397CDA

#397cda ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#397cda is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 48.63% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.85% cyan, 43.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 215.03°, with 68.51% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.2035

Complementary

  1. #397cda
  2. #da9739

Split complementary

  1. #397cda
  2. #da4639
  3. #cdda39

Analogous

  1. #39cdda
  2. #397cda
  3. #4639da

Triadic

  1. #397cda
  2. #da397c
  3. #7cda39

Tetradic

  1. #397cda
  2. #9739da
  3. #da9739
  4. #7cda39

Square

  1. #397cda
  2. #da39cd
  3. #da9739
  4. #39da46

Monochromatic

  1. #133667
  2. #1f58a7
  3. #397cda
  4. #79a7e6
  5. #bad1f2

Shades

#397cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #397cda
  2. #3370c4
  3. #2e63ae
  4. #285799
  5. #224a83
  6. #1d3e6d
  7. #173257
  8. #112541
  9. #0b192c
  10. #060c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#397cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #397cda
  2. #4d89de
  3. #6196e1
  4. #74a3e5
  5. #88b0e9
  6. #9cbeed
  7. #b0cbf0
  8. #c4d8f4
  9. #d7e5f8
  10. #ebf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#397cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #397cda
  2. #407cd1
  3. #477dc8
  4. #4e7dbf
  5. #557eb6
  6. #5d7ead
  7. #647ea4
  8. #6b7f9b
  9. #727f92
  10. #798089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687caa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d85de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f76d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4681dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3378d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008aba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-397cda {
  color: #397cda;
}
Background
.bg-397cda {
  background-color: #397cda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-397cda {
  border: 2px solid #397cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #397cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 124 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-397cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #397cda, #4639da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-397cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 124 218 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.71 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.04 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.07 #c68325 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#397cda  rgb(57, 124, 218)  hsl(215, 69%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#da9739  rgb(218, 151, 57)  hsl(35, 69%, 54%)  Gamboge
#da397c  rgb(218, 57, 124)  hsl(335, 69%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#7cda39  rgb(124, 218, 57)  hsl(95, 69%, 54%)  Yellow Green