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#0070CD

#0070cd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0070cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 43.92% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 45.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 207.22°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #0070cd
  2. #cd5d00

Split complementary

  1. #0070cd
  2. #cd0009
  3. #cdc400

Analogous

  1. #00cdc4
  2. #0070cd
  3. #0009cd

Triadic

  1. #0070cd
  2. #cd0070
  3. #70cd00

Tetradic

  1. #0070cd
  2. #5d00cd
  3. #cd5d00
  4. #70cd00

Square

  1. #0070cd
  2. #c400cd
  3. #cd5d00
  4. #09cd00

Monochromatic

  1. #001c34
  2. #004681
  3. #0070cd
  4. #1b97ff
  5. #67baff

Shades

#0070cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0070cd
  2. #0065b9
  3. #005aa4
  4. #004e90
  5. #00437b
  6. #003867
  7. #002d52
  8. #00223e
  9. #001629
  10. #000b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0070cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0070cd
  2. #1a7ed2
  3. #338dd7
  4. #4d9bdc
  5. #66a9e1
  6. #80b8e6
  7. #99c6eb
  8. #b3d4f0
  9. #cce2f5
  10. #e6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0070cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0070cd
  2. #0d72c5
  3. #1a73be
  4. #2675b6
  5. #3376ae
  6. #4078a7
  7. #4d7a9f
  8. #5a7b97
  9. #667d8f
  10. #737e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57709e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0168cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e75cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #016bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0070cd {
  color: #0070cd;
}
Background
.bg-0070cd {
  background-color: #0070cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0070cd {
  border: 2px solid #0070cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0070cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 112 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0070cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0070cd, #0009cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0070cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 112 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.14 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.04 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.82 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.47 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.75 #ff8f32 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#0070cd  rgb(0, 112, 205)  hsl(207, 100%, 40%)  True Blue
#cd5d00  rgb(205, 93, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#cd0070  rgb(205, 0, 112)  hsl(327, 100%, 40%)  Telemagenta
#70cd00  rgb(112, 205, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green