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#487ADD

#487add ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#487add is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 47.84% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.42% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 219.87°, with 68.66% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.2052

Complementary

  1. #487add
  2. #ddab48

Split complementary

  1. #487add
  2. #dd6148
  3. #c4dd48

Analogous

  1. #48c4dd
  2. #487add
  3. #6148dd

Triadic

  1. #487add
  2. #dd487a
  3. #7add48

Tetradic

  1. #487add
  2. #ab48dd
  3. #ddab48
  4. #7add48

Square

  1. #487add
  2. #dd48c4
  3. #ddab48
  4. #48dd61

Monochromatic

  1. #163676
  2. #2254b7
  3. #487add
  4. #89a9e9
  5. #c9d8f5

Shades

#487add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487add
  2. #416ec7
  3. #3a62b1
  4. #32559b
  5. #2b4985
  6. #243d6f
  7. #1d3158
  8. #162542
  9. #0e182c
  10. #070c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#487add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487add
  2. #5a87e0
  3. #6d95e4
  4. #7fa2e7
  5. #91afeb
  6. #a4bdee
  7. #b6caf1
  8. #c8d7f5
  9. #dae4f8
  10. #edf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487add
  2. #4e7bd4
  3. #537bca
  4. #597cc1
  5. #5e7cb8
  6. #647daf
  7. #6a7ea5
  8. #6f7e9c
  9. #757f93
  10. #7a7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4984e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d77db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4980df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a78dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487add {
  color: #487add;
}
Background
.bg-487add {
  background-color: #487add;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487add {
  border: 2px solid #487add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 122 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487add, #6148dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 122 221 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.35 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.03 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.49 #b78522 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#487add  rgb(72, 122, 221)  hsl(220, 69%, 57%)  Tufts Blue
#ddab48  rgb(221, 171, 72)  hsl(40, 69%, 57%)  Goldenrod
#dd487a  rgb(221, 72, 122)  hsl(340, 69%, 57%)  Blush
#7add48  rgb(122, 221, 72)  hsl(100, 69%, 57%)  Pastel Green