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#4E7BD2

#4e7bd2 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e7bd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 48.24% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.86% cyan, 41.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 219.55°, with 59.46% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.2044

Complementary

  1. #4e7bd2
  2. #d2a54e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7bd2
  2. #d2634e
  3. #bdd24e

Analogous

  1. #4ebdd2
  2. #4e7bd2
  3. #634ed2

Triadic

  1. #4e7bd2
  2. #d24e7b
  3. #7bd24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7bd2
  2. #a54ed2
  3. #d2a54e
  4. #7bd24e

Square

  1. #4e7bd2
  2. #d24ebd
  3. #d2a54e
  4. #4ed263

Monochromatic

  1. #1b376c
  2. #2b56a9
  3. #4e7bd2
  4. #8ba8e2
  5. #c8d6f1

Shades

#4e7bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7bd2
  2. #466fbd
  3. #3e62a8
  4. #375693
  5. #2f4a7e
  6. #273e69
  7. #1f3154
  8. #17253f
  9. #10192a
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7bd2
  2. #6088d7
  3. #7195db
  4. #83a3e0
  5. #95b0e4
  6. #a7bde9
  7. #b8caed
  8. #cad7f2
  9. #dce5f6
  10. #edf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7bd2
  2. #537cca
  3. #587cc2
  4. #5d7db9
  5. #627db1
  6. #677ea9
  7. #6c7ea1
  8. #717f99
  9. #767f90
  10. #7b8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5483d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4077d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5180d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4679d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1987b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7bd2 {
  color: #4e7bd2;
}
Background
.bg-4e7bd2 {
  background-color: #4e7bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 123 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 59% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7bd2, #634ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 123 210 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.16 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.44 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.74 #b1842d Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e7bd2  rgb(78, 123, 210)  hsl(220, 59%, 56%)  Tufts Blue
#d2a54e  rgb(210, 165, 78)  hsl(40, 59%, 56%)  Indian Yellow
#d24e7b  rgb(210, 78, 123)  hsl(340, 59%, 56%)  Blush
#7bd24e  rgb(123, 210, 78)  hsl(100, 59%, 56%)  Lime Green