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#507AAD

#507aad ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#507aad is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 47.84% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.76% cyan, 29.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 212.9°, with 36.76% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.1864

Complementary

  1. #507aad
  2. #ad8350

Split complementary

  1. #507aad
  2. #ad5450
  3. #a9ad50

Analogous

  1. #50a9ad
  2. #507aad
  3. #5450ad

Triadic

  1. #507aad
  2. #ad507a
  3. #7aad50

Tetradic

  1. #507aad
  2. #8350ad
  3. #ad8350
  4. #7aad50

Square

  1. #507aad
  2. #ad50a9
  3. #ad8350
  4. #50ad54

Monochromatic

  1. #203044
  2. #385579
  3. #507aad
  4. #84a2c6
  5. #b8c9de

Shades

#507aad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #507aad
  2. #486e9c
  3. #40628a
  4. #385579
  5. #304968
  6. #283d57
  7. #203145
  8. #182534
  9. #101823
  10. #080c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#507aad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #507aad
  2. #6287b5
  3. #7395bd
  4. #85a2c6
  5. #96afce
  6. #a8bdd6
  7. #b9cade
  8. #cbd7e6
  9. #dce4ef
  10. #eef2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#507aad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #507aad
  2. #557ba9
  3. #5a7ba4
  4. #5e7ca0
  5. #637c9b
  6. #687d97
  7. #6d7e92
  8. #727e8e
  9. #767f89
  10. #7b7f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a74ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1b868c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e7cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5676ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37819a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-507aad {
  color: #507aad;
}
Background
.bg-507aad {
  background-color: #507aad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-507aad {
  border: 2px solid #507aad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #507aad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 122 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 37% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-507aad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #507aad, #5450ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-507aad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 122 173 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.20 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.72 #af8552 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#507aad  rgb(80, 122, 173)  hsl(213, 37%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#ad8350  rgb(173, 131, 80)  hsl(33, 37%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#ad507a  rgb(173, 80, 122)  hsl(333, 37%, 50%)  Mulberry
#7aad50  rgb(122, 173, 80)  hsl(93, 37%, 50%)  Asparagus