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#4875BC

#4875bc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4875bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 45.88% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.7% cyan, 37.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 216.72°, with 46.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.1773

Complementary

  1. #4875bc
  2. #bc8f48

Split complementary

  1. #4875bc
  2. #bc5548
  3. #afbc48

Analogous

  1. #48afbc
  2. #4875bc
  3. #5548bc

Triadic

  1. #4875bc
  2. #bc4875
  3. #75bc48

Tetradic

  1. #4875bc
  2. #8f48bc
  3. #bc8f48
  4. #75bc48

Square

  1. #4875bc
  2. #bc48af
  3. #bc8f48
  4. #48bc55

Monochromatic

  1. #1d304e
  2. #315286
  3. #4875bc
  4. #809fd1
  5. #b8c9e5

Shades

#4875bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4875bc
  2. #4169a9
  3. #3a5e96
  4. #325284
  5. #2b4671
  6. #243b5e
  7. #1d2f4b
  8. #162338
  9. #0e1726
  10. #070c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4875bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4875bc
  2. #5a83c3
  3. #6d91c9
  4. #7f9ed0
  5. #91acd7
  6. #a4bade
  7. #b6c8e4
  8. #c8d6eb
  9. #dae3f2
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4875bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4875bc
  2. #4e76b6
  3. #5377b0
  4. #5978aa
  5. #5e79a4
  6. #647b9e
  7. #6a7c98
  8. #6f7d92
  9. #757e8c
  10. #7a7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #567bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4770bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00858f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5178be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4772bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d7fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4875bc {
  color: #4875bc;
}
Background
.bg-4875bc {
  background-color: #4875bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4875bc {
  border: 2px solid #4875bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4875bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4875bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4875bc, #5548bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4875bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 188 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.33 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.08 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.16 #b78a43 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4875bc  rgb(72, 117, 188)  hsl(217, 46%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#bc8f48  rgb(188, 143, 72)  hsl(37, 46%, 51%)  Camel
#bc4875  rgb(188, 72, 117)  hsl(337, 46%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#75bc48  rgb(117, 188, 72)  hsl(97, 46%, 51%)  Mantis