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#427FED

#427fed ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#427fed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 49.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.15% cyan, 46.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 218.6°, with 82.61% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.2245

Complementary

  1. #427fed
  2. #edb042

Split complementary

  1. #427fed
  2. #ed5b42
  3. #d4ed42

Analogous

  1. #42d4ed
  2. #427fed
  3. #5b42ed

Triadic

  1. #427fed
  2. #ed427f
  3. #7fed42

Tetradic

  1. #427fed
  2. #b042ed
  3. #edb042
  4. #7fed42

Square

  1. #427fed
  2. #ed42d4
  3. #edb042
  4. #42ed5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3989
  2. #1456cf
  3. #427fed
  4. #88aef4
  5. #cedefa

Shades

#427fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #427fed
  2. #3b72d5
  3. #3566be
  4. #2e59a6
  5. #284c8e
  6. #214077
  7. #1a335f
  8. #142647
  9. #0d192f
  10. #070d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#427fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #427fed
  2. #558cef
  3. #6899f1
  4. #7ba5f2
  5. #8eb2f4
  6. #a1bff6
  7. #b3ccf8
  8. #c6d9fa
  9. #d9e5fb
  10. #ecf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#427fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #427fed
  2. #487fe2
  3. #4e7fd7
  4. #557fcc
  5. #5b7fc1
  6. #6180b7
  7. #6780ac
  8. #6d80a1
  9. #748096
  10. #7a808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e81b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #448bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #197beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4386ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e7dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-427fed {
  color: #427fed;
}
Background
.bg-427fed {
  background-color: #427fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-427fed {
  border: 2px solid #427fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #427fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 127 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-427fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #427fed, #5b42ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-427fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 127 237 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.17 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.99 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.05 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.74 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.98 #bd8012 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#427fed  rgb(66, 127, 237)  hsl(219, 83%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#edb042  rgb(237, 176, 66)  hsl(39, 83%, 59%)  Marigold
#ed427f  rgb(237, 66, 127)  hsl(339, 83%, 59%)  French Rose
#7fed42  rgb(127, 237, 66)  hsl(99, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green