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#517CAF

#517caf ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#517caf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 48.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.71% cyan, 29.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 212.55°, with 37.01% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #517caf
  2. #af8451

Split complementary

  1. #517caf
  2. #af5551
  3. #abaf51

Analogous

  1. #51abaf
  2. #517caf
  3. #5551af

Triadic

  1. #517caf
  2. #af517c
  3. #7caf51

Tetradic

  1. #517caf
  2. #8451af
  3. #af8451
  4. #7caf51

Square

  1. #517caf
  2. #af51ab
  3. #af8451
  4. #51af55

Monochromatic

  1. #203247
  2. #39577b
  3. #517caf
  4. #85a3c7
  5. #bacbdf

Shades

#517caf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #517caf
  2. #49709e
  3. #41638c
  4. #39577b
  5. #314a69
  6. #293e58
  7. #203246
  8. #182535
  9. #101923
  10. #080c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#517caf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #517caf
  2. #6289b7
  3. #7496bf
  4. #85a3c7
  5. #97b0cf
  6. #a8bed7
  7. #b9cbdf
  8. #cbd8e7
  9. #dce5ef
  10. #eef2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#517caf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #517caf
  2. #567caa
  3. #5a7da6
  4. #5f7da1
  5. #647e9c
  6. #697e98
  7. #6d7e93
  8. #727f8e
  9. #777f89
  10. #7b8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c75ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1b888e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f7eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5878ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38839c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-517caf {
  color: #517caf;
}
Background
.bg-517caf {
  background-color: #517caf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-517caf {
  border: 2px solid #517caf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #517caf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 124 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 37% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-517caf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #517caf, #5551af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-517caf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 124 175 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.69 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.78 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.65 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.28 #ae8350 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#517caf  rgb(81, 124, 175)  hsl(213, 37%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#af8451  rgb(175, 132, 81)  hsl(33, 37%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#af517c  rgb(175, 81, 124)  hsl(333, 37%, 50%)  Mulberry
#7caf51  rgb(124, 175, 81)  hsl(93, 37%, 50%)  Asparagus