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#4874AD

#4874ad ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4874ad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.38% cyan, 32.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 213.86°, with 41.22% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #4874ad
  2. #ad8148

Split complementary

  1. #4874ad
  2. #ad4f48
  3. #a7ad48

Analogous

  1. #48a7ad
  2. #4874ad
  3. #4f48ad

Triadic

  1. #4874ad
  2. #ad4874
  3. #74ad48

Tetradic

  1. #4874ad
  2. #8148ad
  3. #ad8148
  4. #74ad48

Square

  1. #4874ad
  2. #ad48a7
  3. #ad8148
  4. #48ad4f

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2c41
  2. #325077
  3. #4874ad
  4. #7a9cc8
  5. #b0c4de

Shades

#4874ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4874ad
  2. #41689c
  3. #3a5d8a
  4. #325179
  5. #2b4668
  6. #243a57
  7. #1d2e45
  8. #162334
  9. #0e1723
  10. #070c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#4874ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4874ad
  2. #5a82b5
  3. #6d90bd
  4. #7f9ec6
  5. #91acce
  6. #a4bad6
  7. #b6c7de
  8. #c8d5e6
  9. #dae3ef
  10. #edf1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4874ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4874ad
  2. #4e75a9
  3. #5376a4
  4. #5978a0
  5. #5e799b
  6. #647a97
  7. #6a7b92
  8. #6f7c8e
  9. #757e89
  10. #7a7f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64738e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c78af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5576ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c70ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #297c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4874ad {
  color: #4874ad;
}
Background
.bg-4874ad {
  background-color: #4874ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4874ad {
  border: 2px solid #4874ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4874ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 116 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4874ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4874ad, #4f48ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4874ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 116 173 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.17 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.43 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.70 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.94 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.98 #b78b52 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4874ad  rgb(72, 116, 173)  hsl(214, 41%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#ad8148  rgb(173, 129, 72)  hsl(34, 41%, 48%)  Copper
#ad4874  rgb(173, 72, 116)  hsl(334, 41%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#74ad48  rgb(116, 173, 72)  hsl(94, 41%, 48%)  Mantis