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#4E79D0

#4e79d0 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e79d0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.45% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 41.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 220.15°, with 58.04% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1985

Complementary

  1. #4e79d0
  2. #d0a54e

Split complementary

  1. #4e79d0
  2. #d0644e
  3. #bad04e

Analogous

  1. #4ebad0
  2. #4e79d0
  3. #644ed0

Triadic

  1. #4e79d0
  2. #d04e79
  3. #79d04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e79d0
  2. #a54ed0
  3. #d0a54e
  4. #79d04e

Square

  1. #4e79d0
  2. #d04eba
  3. #d0a54e
  4. #4ed064

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3569
  2. #2c54a6
  3. #4e79d0
  4. #8aa7e0
  5. #c7d5f0

Shades

#4e79d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e79d0
  2. #466dbb
  3. #3e61a6
  4. #375592
  5. #2f497d
  6. #273d68
  7. #1f3053
  8. #17243e
  9. #10182a
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e79d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e79d0
  2. #6086d5
  3. #7194d9
  4. #83a1de
  5. #95afe3
  6. #a7bce8
  7. #b8c9ec
  8. #cad7f1
  9. #dce4f6
  10. #edf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e79d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e79d0
  2. #537ac8
  3. #587ac0
  4. #5d7bb8
  5. #627cb0
  6. #677da8
  7. #6c7da0
  8. #717e98
  9. #767f90
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5282d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e76ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #507ed2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4577cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c85b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e79d0 {
  color: #4e79d0;
}
Background
.bg-4e79d0 {
  background-color: #4e79d0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e79d0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e79d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e79d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 121 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 58% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e79d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e79d0, #644ed0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e79d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 121 208 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.83 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.22 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.41 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.65 #b1862f Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e79d0  rgb(78, 121, 208)  hsl(220, 58%, 56%)  Tufts Blue
#d0a54e  rgb(208, 165, 78)  hsl(40, 58%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#d04e79  rgb(208, 78, 121)  hsl(340, 58%, 56%)  Blush
#79d04e  rgb(121, 208, 78)  hsl(100, 58%, 56%)  Lime Green