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#4874AC

#4874ac ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4874ac is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 45.49% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.14% cyan, 32.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 213.6°, with 40.98% saturation and 47.84% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.1685

Complementary

  1. #4874ac
  2. #ac8048

Split complementary

  1. #4874ac
  2. #ac4e48
  3. #a6ac48

Analogous

  1. #48a6ac
  2. #4874ac
  3. #4e48ac

Triadic

  1. #4874ac
  2. #ac4874
  3. #74ac48

Tetradic

  1. #4874ac
  2. #8048ac
  3. #ac8048
  4. #74ac48

Square

  1. #4874ac
  2. #ac48a6
  3. #ac8048
  4. #48ac4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2b40
  2. #315076
  3. #4874ac
  4. #799cc7
  5. #afc4de

Shades

#4874ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4874ac
  2. #41689b
  3. #3a5d8a
  4. #325178
  5. #2b4667
  6. #243a56
  7. #1d2e45
  8. #162334
  9. #0e1722
  10. #070c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#4874ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4874ac
  2. #5a82b4
  3. #6d90bd
  4. #7f9ec5
  5. #91accd
  6. #a4bad6
  7. #b6c7de
  8. #c8d5e6
  9. #dae3ee
  10. #edf1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4874ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4874ac
  2. #4e75a8
  3. #5376a3
  4. #59789f
  5. #5e799a
  6. #647a96
  7. #6a7b92
  8. #6f7c8d
  9. #757e89
  10. #7a7f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64738d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d77ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #506eab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5576ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d70ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #297c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4874ac {
  color: #4874ac;
}
Background
.bg-4874ac {
  background-color: #4874ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4874ac {
  border: 2px solid #4874ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4874ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 116 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4874ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4874ac, #4e48ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4874ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 116 172 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.72 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.27 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.03 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.05 #b78b53 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4874ac  rgb(72, 116, 172)  hsl(214, 41%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#ac8048  rgb(172, 128, 72)  hsl(34, 41%, 48%)  Copper
#ac4874  rgb(172, 72, 116)  hsl(334, 41%, 48%)  Mulberry
#74ac48  rgb(116, 172, 72)  hsl(94, 41%, 48%)  Asparagus