Information about Tufts Blue color

#3E8EDE - Tufts Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3E8EDE, known as "Tufts Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 142, 222) — 24.3% red, 55.7% green, 87.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 63 / 31 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3E8EDE reads as a strongly colored steel-blue azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Titans Blue (#4B92DB). Slightly further away sit Bleu De France (#318CE7) and Celestial Blue (#4997D0).

In RGB terms — rgb(62, 142, 222) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #3E8EDE: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. The name "Tufts Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Tufts Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Tufts Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Tufts Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Tufts Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E8EDE
  • RGB62, 142, 222
  • CMYK63, 31, 0, 13
  • HSL210°, 71%, 56%
  • HSL Precise210°, 70.796%, 55.686%
  • HSV210°, 72%, 87%
  • HSB210°, 72%, 87%
  • HEX ID3E8EDE
  • DECIMAL ID4099806
  • Name Length10
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
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