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#487DDC

#487ddc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#487ddc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 49.02% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.27% cyan, 43.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 218.51°, 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.2121

Complementary

  1. #487ddc
  2. #dca748

Split complementary

  1. #487ddc
  2. #dc5d48
  3. #c7dc48

Analogous

  1. #48c7dc
  2. #487ddc
  3. #5d48dc

Triadic

  1. #487ddc
  2. #dc487d
  3. #7ddc48

Tetradic

  1. #487ddc
  2. #a748dc
  3. #dca748
  4. #7ddc48

Square

  1. #487ddc
  2. #dc48c7
  3. #dca748
  4. #48dc5d

Monochromatic

  1. #163875
  2. #2357b5
  3. #487ddc
  4. #88abe8
  5. #c8d8f5

Shades

#487ddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487ddc
  2. #4171c6
  3. #3a64b0
  4. #32589a
  5. #2b4b84
  6. #243f6e
  7. #1d3258
  8. #162642
  9. #0e192c
  10. #070d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#487ddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487ddc
  2. #5a8ae0
  3. #6d97e3
  4. #7fa4e7
  5. #91b1ea
  6. #a4beee
  7. #b6cbf1
  8. #c8d8f5
  9. #dae5f8
  10. #edf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487ddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487ddc
  2. #4e7dd3
  3. #537eca
  4. #597ec0
  5. #5e7eb7
  6. #647fae
  7. #6a7fa5
  8. #6f7f9c
  9. #757f92
  10. #7a8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f86e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3679da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d83de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e7adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008bbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487ddc {
  color: #487ddc;
}
Background
.bg-487ddc {
  background-color: #487ddc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487ddc {
  border: 2px solid #487ddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487ddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 125 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487ddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487ddc, #5d48dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487ddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 125 220 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.82 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.93 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.91 #b78223 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#487ddc  rgb(72, 125, 220)  hsl(219, 68%, 57%)  Tufts Blue
#dca748  rgb(220, 167, 72)  hsl(39, 68%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#dc487d  rgb(220, 72, 125)  hsl(339, 68%, 57%)  Blush
#7ddc48  rgb(125, 220, 72)  hsl(99, 68%, 57%)  Pastel Green