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#5287C6

#5287c6 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5287c6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 52.94% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.59% cyan, 31.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 212.59°, with 50.43% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.232

Complementary

  1. #5287c6
  2. #c69152

Split complementary

  1. #5287c6
  2. #c65752
  3. #c1c652

Analogous

  1. #52c1c6
  2. #5287c6
  3. #5752c6

Triadic

  1. #5287c6
  2. #c65287
  3. #87c652

Tetradic

  1. #5287c6
  2. #9152c6
  3. #c69152
  4. #87c652

Square

  1. #5287c6
  2. #c652c1
  3. #c69152
  4. #52c657

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3d60
  2. #326199
  3. #5287c6
  4. #8cafd9
  5. #c5d7ec

Shades

#5287c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5287c6
  2. #4a7ab2
  3. #426c9e
  4. #395f8b
  5. #315177
  6. #294463
  7. #21364f
  8. #19293b
  9. #101b28
  10. #080e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5287c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5287c6
  2. #6393cc
  3. #759fd1
  4. #86abd7
  5. #97b7dd
  6. #a9c3e3
  7. #bacfe8
  8. #cbdbee
  9. #dce7f4
  10. #eef3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5287c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5287c6
  2. #5786bf
  3. #5b86b8
  4. #6085b1
  5. #6484aa
  6. #6984a3
  7. #6e839c
  8. #728295
  9. #77818e
  10. #7b8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7385a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d8bc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7fc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00959d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6389c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5982c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c90af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5287c6 {
  color: #5287c6;
}
Background
.bg-5287c6 {
  background-color: #5287c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5287c6 {
  border: 2px solid #5287c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5287c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 135 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 50% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5287c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5287c6, #5752c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5287c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 135 198 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.80 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.92 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.89 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.09 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.39 #ad7839 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#5287c6  rgb(82, 135, 198)  hsl(213, 50%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#c69152  rgb(198, 145, 82)  hsl(33, 50%, 55%)  Camel
#c65287  rgb(198, 82, 135)  hsl(333, 50%, 55%)  Mulberry
#87c652  rgb(135, 198, 82)  hsl(93, 50%, 55%)  Pistachio