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#4875BF

#4875bf ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4875bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.3% cyan, 38.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 217.31°, with 48.18% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #4875bf
  2. #bf9248

Split complementary

  1. #4875bf
  2. #bf5748
  3. #b1bf48

Analogous

  1. #48b1bf
  2. #4875bf
  3. #5748bf

Triadic

  1. #4875bf
  2. #bf4875
  3. #75bf48

Tetradic

  1. #4875bf
  2. #9248bf
  3. #bf9248
  4. #75bf48

Square

  1. #4875bf
  2. #bf48b1
  3. #bf9248
  4. #48bf57

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3152
  2. #30528a
  3. #4875bf
  4. #81a0d3
  5. #b9cae7

Shades

#4875bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4875bf
  2. #4169ac
  3. #3a5e99
  4. #325286
  5. #2b4673
  6. #243b60
  7. #1d2f4c
  8. #162339
  9. #0e1726
  10. #070c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4875bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4875bf
  2. #5a83c5
  3. #6d91cc
  4. #7f9ed2
  5. #91acd9
  6. #a4badf
  7. #b6c8e5
  8. #c8d6ec
  9. #dae3f2
  10. #edf1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4875bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4875bf
  2. #4e76b9
  3. #5377b2
  4. #5978ac
  5. #5e79a6
  6. #647ba0
  7. #6a7c99
  8. #6f7d93
  9. #757e8d
  10. #7a7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #557bc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4470bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5079c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4672be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b7fa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4875bf {
  color: #4875bf;
}
Background
.bg-4875bf {
  background-color: #4875bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4875bf {
  border: 2px solid #4875bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4875bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4875bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4875bf, #5748bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4875bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 191 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.73 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.86 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.19 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.29 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.39 #b78a40 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4875bf  rgb(72, 117, 191)  hsl(217, 48%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#bf9248  rgb(191, 146, 72)  hsl(37, 48%, 52%)  Camel
#bf4875  rgb(191, 72, 117)  hsl(337, 48%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#75bf48  rgb(117, 191, 72)  hsl(97, 48%, 52%)  Mantis