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#427ABB

#427abb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#427abb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 47.84% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 34.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 212.23°, with 47.83% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.1867

Complementary

  1. #427abb
  2. #bb8342

Split complementary

  1. #427abb
  2. #bb4642
  3. #b7bb42

Analogous

  1. #42b7bb
  2. #427abb
  3. #4642bb

Triadic

  1. #427abb
  2. #bb427a
  3. #7abb42

Tetradic

  1. #427abb
  2. #8342bb
  3. #bb8342
  4. #7abb42

Square

  1. #427abb
  2. #bb42b7
  3. #bb8342
  4. #42bb46

Monochromatic

  1. #1a304a
  2. #2e5582
  3. #427abb
  4. #7aa2d0
  5. #b2c9e4

Shades

#427abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #427abb
  2. #3b6ea8
  3. #356296
  4. #2e5583
  5. #284970
  6. #213d5e
  7. #1a314b
  8. #142538
  9. #0d1825
  10. #070c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#427abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #427abb
  2. #5587c2
  3. #6895c9
  4. #7ba2cf
  5. #8eafd6
  6. #a1bddd
  7. #b3cae4
  8. #c6d7eb
  9. #d9e4f1
  10. #ecf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#427abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #427abb
  2. #487bb5
  3. #4e7baf
  4. #557ca9
  5. #5b7ca3
  6. #617d9e
  7. #677e98
  8. #6d7e92
  9. #747f8c
  10. #7a7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d72ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #547cbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4976ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0283a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-427abb {
  color: #427abb;
}
Background
.bg-427abb {
  background-color: #427abb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-427abb {
  border: 2px solid #427abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #427abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 122 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 48% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-427abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #427abb, #4642bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-427abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 122 187 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.70 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.72 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.04 #bd8544 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#427abb  rgb(66, 122, 187)  hsl(212, 48%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#bb8342  rgb(187, 131, 66)  hsl(32, 48%, 50%)  Peru
#bb427a  rgb(187, 66, 122)  hsl(332, 48%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#7abb42  rgb(122, 187, 66)  hsl(92, 48%, 50%)  Kelly Green