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#4A7CC3

#4a7cc3 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4a7cc3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 48.63% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.05% cyan, 36.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 215.21°, with 50.21% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #4a7cc3
  2. #c3914a

Split complementary

  1. #4a7cc3
  2. #c3554a
  3. #b9c34a

Analogous

  1. #4ab9c3
  2. #4a7cc3
  3. #554ac3

Triadic

  1. #4a7cc3
  2. #c34a7c
  3. #7cc34a

Tetradic

  1. #4a7cc3
  2. #914ac3
  3. #c3914a
  4. #7cc34a

Square

  1. #4a7cc3
  2. #c34ab9
  3. #c3914a
  4. #4ac355

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3557
  2. #305891
  3. #4a7cc3
  4. #83a6d6
  5. #bdcfe9

Shades

#4a7cc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a7cc3
  2. #4370b0
  3. #3b639c
  4. #345789
  5. #2c4a75
  6. #253e62
  7. #1e324e
  8. #16253b
  9. #0f1927
  10. #070c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a7cc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a7cc3
  2. #5c89c9
  3. #6e96cf
  4. #80a3d5
  5. #92b0db
  6. #a5bee1
  7. #b7cbe7
  8. #c9d8ed
  9. #dbe5f3
  10. #edf2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a7cc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a7cc3
  2. #4f7cbc
  3. #557db6
  4. #5a7daf
  5. #607ea8
  6. #657ea2
  7. #6a7e9b
  8. #707f94
  9. #757f8d
  10. #7b8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e81c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d76c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #567fc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c78c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b86aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a7cc3 {
  color: #4a7cc3;
}
Background
.bg-4a7cc3 {
  background-color: #4a7cc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a7cc3 {
  border: 2px solid #4a7cc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a7cc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 124 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 50% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a7cc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a7cc3, #554ac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a7cc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 124 195 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 1.79 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.32 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.02 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.64 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.77 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.09 #b5833c Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4a7cc3  rgb(74, 124, 195)  hsl(215, 50%, 53%)  Tufts Blue
#c3914a  rgb(195, 145, 74)  hsl(35, 50%, 53%)  Camel
#c34a7c  rgb(195, 74, 124)  hsl(335, 50%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#7cc34a  rgb(124, 195, 74)  hsl(95, 50%, 53%)  Mantis