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#437AC8

#437ac8 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#437ac8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 47.84% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.5% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 215.19°, with 54.73% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.1928

Complementary

  1. #437ac8
  2. #c89143

Split complementary

  1. #437ac8
  2. #c84e43
  3. #bcc843

Analogous

  1. #43bcc8
  2. #437ac8
  3. #4e43c8

Triadic

  1. #437ac8
  2. #c8437a
  3. #7ac843

Tetradic

  1. #437ac8
  2. #9143c8
  3. #c89143
  4. #7ac843

Square

  1. #437ac8
  2. #c843bc
  3. #c89143
  4. #43c84e

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3458
  2. #2b5693
  3. #437ac8
  4. #7ea4d9
  5. #b9ceeb

Shades

#437ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #437ac8
  2. #3c6eb4
  3. #3662a0
  4. #2f558c
  5. #284978
  6. #223d64
  7. #1b3150
  8. #14253c
  9. #0d1828
  10. #070c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#437ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #437ac8
  2. #5687ce
  3. #6995d3
  4. #7ba2d9
  5. #8eafde
  6. #a1bde4
  7. #b4cae9
  8. #c7d7ef
  9. #d9e4f4
  10. #ecf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#437ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #437ac8
  2. #497bc1
  3. #4f7bba
  4. #557cb2
  5. #5b7cab
  6. #627da4
  7. #687e9d
  8. #6e7e96
  9. #747f8e
  10. #7a7f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5780cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4374c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #507eca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4376c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-437ac8 {
  color: #437ac8;
}
Background
.bg-437ac8 {
  background-color: #437ac8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-437ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #437ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #437ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 122 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 55% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-437ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #437ac8, #4e43c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-437ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 122 200 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.83 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.19 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.06 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.10 #bc8537 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#437ac8  rgb(67, 122, 200)  hsl(215, 55%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#c89143  rgb(200, 145, 67)  hsl(35, 55%, 52%)  Peru
#c8437a  rgb(200, 67, 122)  hsl(335, 55%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#7ac843  rgb(122, 200, 67)  hsl(95, 55%, 52%)  Mantis