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#437CB2

#437cb2 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#437cb2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 48.63% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.36% cyan, 30.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 209.19°, with 45.31% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1882

Complementary

  1. #437cb2
  2. #b27943

Split complementary

  1. #437cb2
  2. #b24344
  3. #b2b143

Analogous

  1. #43b2b1
  2. #437cb2
  3. #4344b2

Triadic

  1. #437cb2
  2. #b2437c
  3. #7cb243

Tetradic

  1. #437cb2
  2. #7943b2
  3. #b27943
  4. #7cb243

Square

  1. #437cb2
  2. #b143b2
  3. #b27943
  4. #44b243

Monochromatic

  1. #192f43
  2. #2e557a
  3. #437cb2
  4. #76a2cb
  5. #aec8e0

Shades

#437cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #437cb2
  2. #3c70a0
  3. #36638e
  4. #2f577d
  5. #284a6b
  6. #223e59
  7. #1b3247
  8. #142535
  9. #0d1924
  10. #070c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#437cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #437cb2
  2. #5689ba
  3. #6996c1
  4. #7ba3c9
  5. #8eb0d1
  6. #a1bed9
  7. #b4cbe0
  8. #c7d8e8
  9. #d9e5f0
  10. #ecf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#437cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #437cb2
  2. #497cad
  3. #4f7da8
  4. #557da3
  5. #5b7e9e
  6. #627e99
  7. #687e94
  8. #6e7f8f
  9. #747f8a
  10. #7a8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657eb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5673b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #597db3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f77b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #15849e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-437cb2 {
  color: #437cb2;
}
Background
.bg-437cb2 {
  background-color: #437cb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-437cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #437cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #437cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 124 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 45% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-437cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #437cb2, #4344b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-437cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 124 178 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.96 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.38 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.44 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.85 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.42 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.24 #bc834d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#437cb2  rgb(67, 124, 178)  hsl(209, 45%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#b27943  rgb(178, 121, 67)  hsl(29, 45%, 48%)  Copper
#b2437c  rgb(178, 67, 124)  hsl(329, 45%, 48%)  Mulberry
#7cb243  rgb(124, 178, 67)  hsl(89, 45%, 48%)  Kelly Green