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#407DCB

#407dcb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#407dcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.47% cyan, 38.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 213.67°, with 57.2% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.19.

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Relative luminance0.2007

Complementary

  1. #407dcb
  2. #cb8e40

Split complementary

  1. #407dcb
  2. #cb4840
  3. #c2cb40

Analogous

  1. #40c2cb
  2. #407dcb
  3. #4840cb

Triadic

  1. #407dcb
  2. #cb407d
  3. #7dcb40

Tetradic

  1. #407dcb
  2. #8e40cb
  3. #cb8e40
  4. #7dcb40

Square

  1. #407dcb
  2. #cb40c2
  3. #cb8e40
  4. #40cb48

Monochromatic

  1. #18355a
  2. #295996
  3. #407dcb
  4. #7ca6db
  5. #b8cfec

Shades

#407dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #407dcb
  2. #3a71b7
  3. #3364a2
  4. #2d588e
  5. #264b7a
  6. #203f66
  7. #1a3251
  8. #13263d
  9. #0d1929
  10. #060d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#407dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #407dcb
  2. #538ad0
  3. #6697d5
  4. #79a4db
  5. #8cb1e0
  6. #a0bee5
  7. #b3cbea
  8. #c6d8ef
  9. #d9e5f5
  10. #ecf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#407dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #407dcb
  2. #467dc4
  3. #4d7ebc
  4. #537eb5
  5. #5a7ead
  6. #607fa6
  7. #667f9e
  8. #6d7f97
  9. #737f8f
  10. #7a8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a83ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4576c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5181cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4379ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-407dcb {
  color: #407dcb;
}
Background
.bg-407dcb {
  background-color: #407dcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-407dcb {
  border: 2px solid #407dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #407dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 125 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-407dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #407dcb, #4840cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-407dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 125 203 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.19 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.93 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.33 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.45 #bf8234 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#407dcb  rgb(64, 125, 203)  hsl(214, 57%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#cb8e40  rgb(203, 142, 64)  hsl(34, 57%, 52%)  Peru
#cb407d  rgb(203, 64, 125)  hsl(334, 57%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7dcb40  rgb(125, 203, 64)  hsl(94, 57%, 52%)  Yellow Green