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#4C77CB

#4c77cb ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c77cb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 46.67% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.56% cyan, 41.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 219.69°, with 54.98% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.1904

Complementary

  1. #4c77cb
  2. #cba04c

Split complementary

  1. #4c77cb
  2. #cb614c
  3. #b6cb4c

Analogous

  1. #4cb6cb
  2. #4c77cb
  3. #614ccb

Triadic

  1. #4c77cb
  2. #cb4c77
  3. #77cb4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c77cb
  2. #a04ccb
  3. #cba04c
  4. #77cb4c

Square

  1. #4c77cb
  2. #cb4cb6
  3. #cba04c
  4. #4ccb61

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3462
  2. #2e539d
  3. #4c77cb
  4. #87a4dc
  5. #c3d1ed

Shades

#4c77cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c77cb
  2. #446bb7
  3. #3d5fa2
  4. #35538e
  5. #2e477a
  6. #263c66
  7. #1e3051
  8. #17243d
  9. #0f1829
  10. #080c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c77cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c77cb
  2. #5e85d0
  3. #7092d5
  4. #82a0db
  5. #94ade0
  6. #a6bbe5
  7. #b7c9ea
  8. #c9d6ef
  9. #dbe4f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c77cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c77cb
  2. #5178c4
  3. #5679bc
  4. #5c7ab5
  5. #617bad
  6. #667ca6
  7. #6b7c9e
  8. #707d97
  9. #767e8f
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a78a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #517fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f73c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f7ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4475ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b83ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c77cb {
  color: #4c77cb;
}
Background
.bg-4c77cb {
  background-color: #4c77cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c77cb {
  border: 2px solid #4c77cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c77cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 119 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c77cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c77cb, #614ccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c77cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 119 203 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.72 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.46 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.71 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.46 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.54 #b38834 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4c77cb  rgb(76, 119, 203)  hsl(220, 55%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#cba04c  rgb(203, 160, 76)  hsl(40, 55%, 55%)  Indian Yellow
#cb4c77  rgb(203, 76, 119)  hsl(340, 55%, 55%)  Telemagenta
#77cb4c  rgb(119, 203, 76)  hsl(100, 55%, 55%)  Mantis