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#5287C8

#5287c8 ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5287c8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59% cyan, 32.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 213.05°, with 51.75% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.2329

Complementary

  1. #5287c8
  2. #c89352

Split complementary

  1. #5287c8
  2. #c85852
  3. #c2c852

Analogous

  1. #52c2c8
  2. #5287c8
  3. #5852c8

Triadic

  1. #5287c8
  2. #c85287
  3. #87c852

Tetradic

  1. #5287c8
  2. #9352c8
  3. #c89352
  4. #87c852

Square

  1. #5287c8
  2. #c852c2
  3. #c89352
  4. #52c858

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3d62
  2. #32619c
  3. #5287c8
  4. #8cafda
  5. #c6d8ed

Shades

#5287c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5287c8
  2. #4a7ab4
  3. #426ca0
  4. #395f8c
  5. #315178
  6. #294464
  7. #213650
  8. #19293c
  9. #101b28
  10. #080e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#5287c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5287c8
  2. #6393ce
  3. #759fd3
  4. #86abd9
  5. #97b7de
  6. #a9c3e4
  7. #bacfe9
  8. #cbdbef
  9. #dce7f4
  10. #eef3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5287c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5287c8
  2. #5786c1
  3. #5b86ba
  4. #6085b2
  5. #6484ab
  6. #6984a4
  7. #6e839d
  8. #728296
  9. #77818e
  10. #7b8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7486a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c8bcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00969e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6389ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5883c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b90b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5287c8 {
  color: #5287c8;
}
Background
.bg-5287c8 {
  background-color: #5287c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5287c8 {
  border: 2px solid #5287c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5287c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 135 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 52% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5287c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5287c8, #5852c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5287c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 135 200 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.88 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.05 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.07 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.73 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.00 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.32 #ad7837 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#5287c8  rgb(82, 135, 200)  hsl(213, 52%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#c89352  rgb(200, 147, 82)  hsl(33, 52%, 55%)  Camel
#c85287  rgb(200, 82, 135)  hsl(333, 52%, 55%)  Mulberry
#87c852  rgb(135, 200, 82)  hsl(93, 52%, 55%)  Mantis