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#487CDC

#487cdc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#487cdc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 48.63% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.27% cyan, 43.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 218.92°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.2096

Complementary

  1. #487cdc
  2. #dca848

Split complementary

  1. #487cdc
  2. #dc5e48
  3. #c6dc48

Analogous

  1. #48c6dc
  2. #487cdc
  3. #5e48dc

Triadic

  1. #487cdc
  2. #dc487c
  3. #7cdc48

Tetradic

  1. #487cdc
  2. #a848dc
  3. #dca848
  4. #7cdc48

Square

  1. #487cdc
  2. #dc48c6
  3. #dca848
  4. #48dc5e

Monochromatic

  1. #163775
  2. #2356b5
  3. #487cdc
  4. #88aae8
  5. #c8d8f5

Shades

#487cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487cdc
  2. #4170c6
  3. #3a63b0
  4. #32579a
  5. #2b4a84
  6. #243e6e
  7. #1d3258
  8. #162542
  9. #0e192c
  10. #070c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#487cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487cdc
  2. #5a89e0
  3. #6d96e3
  4. #7fa3e7
  5. #91b0ea
  6. #a4beee
  7. #b6cbf1
  8. #c8d8f5
  9. #dae5f8
  10. #edf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487cdc
  2. #4e7cd3
  3. #537dca
  4. #597dc0
  5. #5e7eb7
  6. #647eae
  7. #6a7ea5
  8. #6f7f9c
  9. #757f92
  10. #7a8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e86e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3478da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b82de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d7adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487cdc {
  color: #487cdc;
}
Background
.bg-487cdc {
  background-color: #487cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487cdc {
  border: 2px solid #487cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 124 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487cdc, #5e48dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 124 220 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.97 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.89 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.09 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.32 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.95 #b78323 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#487cdc  rgb(72, 124, 220)  hsl(219, 68%, 57%)  Tufts Blue
#dca848  rgb(220, 168, 72)  hsl(39, 68%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#dc487c  rgb(220, 72, 124)  hsl(339, 68%, 57%)  Blush
#7cdc48  rgb(124, 220, 72)  hsl(99, 68%, 57%)  Pastel Green