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#4080EF

#4080ef ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4080ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 50.2% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.22% cyan, 46.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 218.06°, with 84.54% saturation and 59.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2276

Complementary

  1. #4080ef
  2. #efaf40

Split complementary

  1. #4080ef
  2. #ef5840
  3. #d7ef40

Analogous

  1. #40d7ef
  2. #4080ef
  3. #5840ef

Triadic

  1. #4080ef
  2. #ef4080
  3. #80ef40

Tetradic

  1. #4080ef
  2. #af40ef
  3. #efaf40
  4. #80ef40

Square

  1. #4080ef
  2. #ef40d7
  3. #efaf40
  4. #40ef58

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3a8a
  2. #1258d1
  3. #4080ef
  4. #87aff5
  5. #cddefb

Shades

#4080ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4080ef
  2. #3a73d7
  3. #3366bf
  4. #2d5aa7
  5. #264d8f
  6. #204078
  7. #1a3360
  8. #132648
  9. #0d1a30
  10. #060d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4080ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4080ef
  2. #538df1
  3. #6699f2
  4. #79a6f4
  5. #8cb3f5
  6. #a0c0f7
  7. #b3ccf9
  8. #c6d9fa
  9. #d9e6fc
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4080ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4080ef
  2. #4680e4
  3. #4d80d9
  4. #5380ce
  5. #5a80c3
  6. #6080b8
  7. #6680ac
  8. #6d80a1
  9. #738096
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e82b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #448cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #167ced ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4387f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c7dee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4080ef {
  color: #4080ef;
}
Background
.bg-4080ef {
  background-color: #4080ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4080ef {
  border: 2px solid #4080ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4080ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 128 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4080ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4080ef, #5840ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4080ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 128 239 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.28 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.75 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.53 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.74 #bf7f10 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4080ef  rgb(64, 128, 239)  hsl(218, 85%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#efaf40  rgb(239, 175, 64)  hsl(38, 85%, 59%)  Pastel Orange
#ef4080  rgb(239, 64, 128)  hsl(338, 85%, 59%)  French Rose
#80ef40  rgb(128, 239, 64)  hsl(98, 85%, 59%)  Lawn Green