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#447BB3

#447bb3 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#447bb3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 48.24% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.01% cyan, 31.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 210.27°, with 44.94% saturation and 48.43% 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 1.74.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1865

Complementary

  1. #447bb3
  2. #b37c44

Split complementary

  1. #447bb3
  2. #b34444
  3. #b2b344

Analogous

  1. #44b2b3
  2. #447bb3
  3. #4444b3

Triadic

  1. #447bb3
  2. #b3447b
  3. #7bb344

Tetradic

  1. #447bb3
  2. #7c44b3
  3. #b37c44
  4. #7bb344

Square

  1. #447bb3
  2. #b344b2
  3. #b37c44
  4. #44b344

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2f44
  2. #2f557c
  3. #447bb3
  4. #78a1cc
  5. #afc8e1

Shades

#447bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #447bb3
  2. #3d6fa1
  3. #36628f
  4. #30567d
  5. #294a6b
  6. #223e5a
  7. #1b3148
  8. #142536
  9. #0e1924
  10. #070c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#447bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #447bb3
  2. #5788bb
  3. #6995c2
  4. #7ca3ca
  5. #8fb0d1
  6. #a2bdd9
  7. #b4cae1
  8. #c7d7e8
  9. #dae5f0
  10. #ecf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#447bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #447bb3
  2. #4a7cae
  3. #507ca9
  4. #567da4
  5. #5c7d9f
  6. #627e9a
  7. #687e94
  8. #6e7f8f
  9. #747f8a
  10. #7a8085
  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 #677993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #637eb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5473b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #587db4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e76b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #18839f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-447bb3 {
  color: #447bb3;
}
Background
.bg-447bb3 {
  background-color: #447bb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-447bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #447bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #447bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 123 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 45% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-447bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #447bb3, #4444b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-447bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 123 179 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.92 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.20 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.82 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.63 #bb844c Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#447bb3  rgb(68, 123, 179)  hsl(210, 45%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#b37c44  rgb(179, 124, 68)  hsl(30, 45%, 48%)  Copper
#b3447b  rgb(179, 68, 123)  hsl(330, 45%, 48%)  Mulberry
#7bb344  rgb(123, 179, 68)  hsl(90, 45%, 48%)  Kelly Green