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#487BAD

#487bad ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#487bad is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 48.24% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.38% cyan, 28.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 209.7°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #487bad
  2. #ad7a48

Split complementary

  1. #487bad
  2. #ad4849
  3. #adac48

Analogous

  1. #48adac
  2. #487bad
  3. #4849ad

Triadic

  1. #487bad
  2. #ad487b
  3. #7bad48

Tetradic

  1. #487bad
  2. #7a48ad
  3. #ad7a48
  4. #7bad48

Square

  1. #487bad
  2. #ac48ad
  3. #ad7a48
  4. #49ad48

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2e41
  2. #325577
  3. #487bad
  4. #7aa1c8
  5. #b0c7de

Shades

#487bad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487bad
  2. #416f9c
  3. #3a628a
  4. #325679
  5. #2b4a68
  6. #243e57
  7. #1d3145
  8. #162534
  9. #0e1923
  10. #070c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#487bad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487bad
  2. #5a88b5
  3. #6d95bd
  4. #7fa3c6
  5. #91b0ce
  6. #a4bdd6
  7. #b6cade
  8. #c8d7e6
  9. #dae5ef
  10. #edf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487bad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487bad
  2. #4e7ca9
  3. #537ca4
  4. #597da0
  5. #5e7d9b
  6. #647e97
  7. #6a7e92
  8. #6f7f8e
  9. #757f89
  10. #7a8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #667daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5973ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00878c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b7cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5276ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28829b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487bad {
  color: #487bad;
}
Background
.bg-487bad {
  background-color: #487bad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487bad {
  border: 2px solid #487bad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487bad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 123 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487bad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487bad, #4849ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487bad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 123 173 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.44 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 2.89 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.07 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.22 #b78452 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#487bad  rgb(72, 123, 173)  hsl(210, 41%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#ad7a48  rgb(173, 122, 72)  hsl(30, 41%, 48%)  Copper
#ad487b  rgb(173, 72, 123)  hsl(330, 41%, 48%)  Mulberry
#7bad48  rgb(123, 173, 72)  hsl(90, 41%, 48%)  Asparagus