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#4D74BC

#4d74bc ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d74bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.49% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.04% cyan, 38.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 218.92°, with 45.31% saturation and 51.96% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #4d74bc
  2. #bc954d

Split complementary

  1. #4d74bc
  2. #bc5d4d
  3. #abbc4d

Analogous

  1. #4dabbc
  2. #4d74bc
  3. #5d4dbc

Triadic

  1. #4d74bc
  2. #bc4d74
  3. #74bc4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d74bc
  2. #954dbc
  3. #bc954d
  4. #74bc4d

Square

  1. #4d74bc
  2. #bc4dab
  3. #bc954d
  4. #4dbc5d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3051
  2. #345289
  3. #4d74bc
  4. #859fd1
  5. #bccbe6

Shades

#4d74bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d74bc
  2. #4568a9
  3. #3e5d96
  4. #365184
  5. #2e4671
  6. #273a5e
  7. #1f2e4b
  8. #172338
  9. #0f1726
  10. #080c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d74bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d74bc
  2. #5f82c3
  3. #7190c9
  4. #829ed0
  5. #94acd7
  6. #a6bade
  7. #b8c7e4
  8. #cad5eb
  9. #dbe3f2
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d74bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d74bc
  2. #5275b6
  3. #5776b0
  4. #5c78aa
  5. #6179a4
  6. #677a9e
  7. #6c7b98
  8. #717c92
  9. #767e8c
  10. #7b7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #567abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4770ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00848f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5278be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4972bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a7ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d74bc {
  color: #4d74bc;
}
Background
.bg-4d74bc {
  background-color: #4d74bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d74bc {
  border: 2px solid #4d74bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d74bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 116 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d74bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d74bc, #5d4dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d74bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 116 188 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.90 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.00 #b28b43 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4d74bc  rgb(77, 116, 188)  hsl(219, 45%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#bc954d  rgb(188, 149, 77)  hsl(39, 45%, 52%)  Camel
#bc4d74  rgb(188, 77, 116)  hsl(339, 45%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#74bc4d  rgb(116, 188, 77)  hsl(99, 45%, 52%)  Mantis