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#447CBF

#447cbf ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#447cbf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 48.63% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.4% cyan, 35.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 212.68°, with 49% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 0.63.

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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #447cbf
  2. #bf8744

Split complementary

  1. #447cbf
  2. #bf4944
  3. #b9bf44

Analogous

  1. #44b9bf
  2. #447cbf
  3. #4944bf

Triadic

  1. #447cbf
  2. #bf447c
  3. #7cbf44

Tetradic

  1. #447cbf
  2. #8744bf
  3. #bf8744
  4. #7cbf44

Square

  1. #447cbf
  2. #bf44b9
  3. #bf8744
  4. #44bf49

Monochromatic

  1. #1b334f
  2. #2f5788
  3. #447cbf
  4. #7da4d2
  5. #b6cce6

Shades

#447cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #447cbf
  2. #3d70ac
  3. #366399
  4. #305786
  5. #294a73
  6. #223e60
  7. #1b324c
  8. #142539
  9. #0e1926
  10. #070c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#447cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #447cbf
  2. #5789c5
  3. #6996cc
  4. #7ca3d2
  5. #8fb0d9
  6. #a2bedf
  7. #b4cbe5
  8. #c7d8ec
  9. #dae5f2
  10. #ecf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#447cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #447cbf
  2. #4a7cb9
  3. #507db2
  4. #567dac
  5. #5c7ea6
  6. #627ea0
  7. #687e99
  8. #6e7f93
  9. #747f8d
  10. #7a8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687b9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f80c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e75be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #557fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a78be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0586a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-447cbf {
  color: #447cbf;
}
Background
.bg-447cbf {
  background-color: #447cbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-447cbf {
  border: 2px solid #447cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #447cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 124 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 49% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-447cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #447cbf, #4944bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-447cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 124 191 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 0.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.44 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.62 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.66 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.85 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.96 #bb8340 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#447cbf  rgb(68, 124, 191)  hsl(213, 49%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#bf8744  rgb(191, 135, 68)  hsl(33, 49%, 51%)  Peru
#bf447c  rgb(191, 68, 124)  hsl(333, 49%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#7cbf44  rgb(124, 191, 68)  hsl(93, 49%, 51%)  Mantis