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#4280CD

#4280cd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4280cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 50.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.8% cyan, 37.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 213.24°, with 58.16% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.21

Complementary

  1. #4280cd
  2. #cd8f42

Split complementary

  1. #4280cd
  2. #cd4a42
  3. #c5cd42

Analogous

  1. #42c5cd
  2. #4280cd
  3. #4a42cd

Triadic

  1. #4280cd
  2. #cd4280
  3. #80cd42

Tetradic

  1. #4280cd
  2. #8f42cd
  3. #cd8f42
  4. #80cd42

Square

  1. #4280cd
  2. #cd42c5
  3. #cd8f42
  4. #42cd4a

Monochromatic

  1. #19375d
  2. #295b9a
  3. #4280cd
  4. #7fa9dd
  5. #bbd1ed

Shades

#4280cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4280cd
  2. #3b73b9
  3. #3566a4
  4. #2e5a90
  5. #284d7b
  6. #214067
  7. #1a3352
  8. #14263e
  9. #0d1a29
  10. #070d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4280cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4280cd
  2. #558dd2
  3. #6899d7
  4. #7ba6dc
  5. #8eb3e1
  6. #a1c0e6
  7. #b3cceb
  8. #c6d9f0
  9. #d9e6f5
  10. #ecf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4280cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4280cd
  2. #4880c5
  3. #4e80be
  4. #5580b6
  5. #5b80ae
  6. #6180a7
  7. #67809f
  8. #6d8097
  9. #74808f
  10. #7a8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d86d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4978cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00929d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5483cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #467ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4280cd {
  color: #4280cd;
}
Background
.bg-4280cd {
  background-color: #4280cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4280cd {
  border: 2px solid #4280cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4280cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 128 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4280cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4280cd, #4a42cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4280cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 128 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.75 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.00 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.31 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.95 #bd7f32 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4280cd  rgb(66, 128, 205)  hsl(213, 58%, 53%)  Tufts Blue
#cd8f42  rgb(205, 143, 66)  hsl(33, 58%, 53%)  Peru
#cd4280  rgb(205, 66, 128)  hsl(333, 58%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#80cd42  rgb(128, 205, 66)  hsl(93, 58%, 53%)  Yellow Green