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#407DC9

#407dc9 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407dc9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 49.02% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.16% cyan, 37.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 213.28°, with 55.92% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 0.94.

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Relative luminance0.1997

Complementary

  1. #407dc9
  2. #c98c40

Split complementary

  1. #407dc9
  2. #c94740
  3. #c2c940

Analogous

  1. #40c2c9
  2. #407dc9
  3. #4740c9

Triadic

  1. #407dc9
  2. #c9407d
  3. #7dc940

Tetradic

  1. #407dc9
  2. #8c40c9
  3. #c98c40
  4. #7dc940

Square

  1. #407dc9
  2. #c940c2
  3. #c98c40
  4. #40c947

Monochromatic

  1. #193557
  2. #2a5893
  3. #407dc9
  4. #7ca6da
  5. #b7ceeb

Shades

#407dc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407dc9
  2. #3a71b5
  3. #3364a1
  4. #2d588d
  5. #264b79
  6. #203f65
  7. #1a3250
  8. #13263c
  9. #0d1928
  10. #060d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#407dc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407dc9
  2. #538ace
  3. #6697d4
  4. #79a4d9
  5. #8cb1df
  6. #a0bee4
  7. #b3cbe9
  8. #c6d8ef
  9. #d9e5f4
  10. #ecf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407dc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407dc9
  2. #467dc2
  3. #4d7eba
  4. #537eb3
  5. #5a7eac
  6. #607fa5
  7. #667f9d
  8. #6d7f96
  9. #737f8f
  10. #7a8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b82cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4776c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5180cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4479c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407dc9 {
  color: #407dc9;
}
Background
.bg-407dc9 {
  background-color: #407dc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407dc9 {
  border: 2px solid #407dc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407dc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 125 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 56% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407dc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407dc9, #4740c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407dc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 125 201 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 0.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.75 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.89 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.07 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.15 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.59 #bf8236 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#407dc9  rgb(64, 125, 201)  hsl(213, 56%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#c98c40  rgb(201, 140, 64)  hsl(33, 56%, 52%)  Peru
#c9407d  rgb(201, 64, 125)  hsl(333, 56%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7dc940  rgb(125, 201, 64)  hsl(93, 56%, 52%)  Yellow Green