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#4574CD

#4574cd ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4574cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 45.49% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 43.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 219.26°, with 57.63% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #4574cd
  2. #cd9e45

Split complementary

  1. #4574cd
  2. #cd5a45
  3. #b8cd45

Analogous

  1. #45b8cd
  2. #4574cd
  3. #5a45cd

Triadic

  1. #4574cd
  2. #cd4574
  3. #74cd45

Tetradic

  1. #4574cd
  2. #9e45cd
  3. #cd9e45
  4. #74cd45

Square

  1. #4574cd
  2. #cd45b8
  3. #cd9e45
  4. #45cd5a

Monochromatic

  1. #1a325f
  2. #2a519c
  3. #4574cd
  4. #81a1dd
  5. #beceed

Shades

#4574cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4574cd
  2. #3e68b9
  3. #375da4
  4. #305190
  5. #29467b
  6. #233a67
  7. #1c2e52
  8. #15233e
  9. #0e1729
  10. #070c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4574cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4574cd
  2. #5882d2
  3. #6a90d7
  4. #7d9edc
  5. #8face1
  6. #a2bae6
  7. #b5c7eb
  8. #c7d5f0
  9. #dae3f5
  10. #ecf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4574cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4574cd
  2. #4b75c5
  3. #5176be
  4. #5778b6
  5. #5d79ae
  6. #637aa7
  7. #687b9f
  8. #6e7c97
  9. #747e8f
  10. #7a7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6675a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a7dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3370cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4879cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b72cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4574cd {
  color: #4574cd;
}
Background
.bg-4574cd {
  background-color: #4574cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4574cd {
  border: 2px solid #4574cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4574cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 116 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4574cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4574cd, #5a45cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4574cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 116 205 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.70 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.02 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.82 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.00 #ba8b32 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4574cd  rgb(69, 116, 205)  hsl(219, 58%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#cd9e45  rgb(205, 158, 69)  hsl(39, 58%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#cd4574  rgb(205, 69, 116)  hsl(339, 58%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#74cd45  rgb(116, 205, 69)  hsl(99, 58%, 54%)  Lime Green