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#4E7BD4

#4e7bd4 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e7bd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.21% cyan, 41.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 219.85°, with 60.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.2054

Complementary

  1. #4e7bd4
  2. #d4a74e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7bd4
  2. #d4644e
  3. #bed44e

Analogous

  1. #4ebed4
  2. #4e7bd4
  3. #644ed4

Triadic

  1. #4e7bd4
  2. #d44e7b
  3. #7bd44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7bd4
  2. #a74ed4
  3. #d4a74e
  4. #7bd44e

Square

  1. #4e7bd4
  2. #d44ebe
  3. #d4a74e
  4. #4ed464

Monochromatic

  1. #1b376e
  2. #2a55ac
  3. #4e7bd4
  4. #8ca9e3
  5. #c9d7f2

Shades

#4e7bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7bd4
  2. #466fbf
  3. #3e62aa
  4. #375694
  5. #2f4a7f
  6. #273e6a
  7. #1f3155
  8. #172540
  9. #10192a
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7bd4
  2. #6088d8
  3. #7195dd
  4. #83a3e1
  5. #95b0e5
  6. #a7bdea
  7. #b8caee
  8. #cad7f2
  9. #dce5f6
  10. #edf2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7bd4
  2. #537ccc
  3. #587cc3
  4. #5d7dbb
  5. #627db2
  6. #677eaa
  7. #6c7ea2
  8. #717f99
  9. #767f91
  10. #7b8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5284d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e77d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5180d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4579d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1688b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7bd4 {
  color: #4e7bd4;
}
Background
.bg-4e7bd4 {
  background-color: #4e7bd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e7bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 123 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 61% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7bd4, #644ed4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 123 212 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.27 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.22 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.39 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.75 #b1842b Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#4e7bd4  rgb(78, 123, 212)  hsl(220, 61%, 57%)  Tufts Blue
#d4a74e  rgb(212, 167, 78)  hsl(40, 61%, 57%)  Goldenrod
#d44e7b  rgb(212, 78, 123)  hsl(340, 61%, 57%)  Blush
#7bd44e  rgb(123, 212, 78)  hsl(100, 61%, 57%)  Pastel Green