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#0072CD

#0072cd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0072cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 44.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 206.63°, 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 0.42.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1644

Complementary

  1. #0072cd
  2. #cd5b00

Split complementary

  1. #0072cd
  2. #cd000c
  3. #cdc200

Analogous

  1. #00cdc2
  2. #0072cd
  3. #000ccd

Triadic

  1. #0072cd
  2. #cd0072
  3. #72cd00

Tetradic

  1. #0072cd
  2. #5b00cd
  3. #cd5b00
  4. #72cd00

Square

  1. #0072cd
  2. #c200cd
  3. #cd5b00
  4. #0ccd00

Monochromatic

  1. #001d34
  2. #004781
  3. #0072cd
  4. #1b9aff
  5. #67bcff

Shades

#0072cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0072cd
  2. #0067b9
  3. #005ba4
  4. #005090
  5. #00447b
  6. #003967
  7. #002e52
  8. #00223e
  9. #001729
  10. #000b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0072cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0072cd
  2. #1a80d2
  3. #338ed7
  4. #4d9cdc
  5. #66aae1
  6. #80b9e6
  7. #99c7eb
  8. #b3d5f0
  9. #cce3f5
  10. #e6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0072cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0072cd
  2. #0d73c5
  3. #1a75be
  4. #2676b6
  5. #3378ae
  6. #4079a7
  7. #4d7a9f
  8. #5a7c97
  9. #667d8f
  10. #737f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58719e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4079d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1169cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3177cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b6dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0072cd {
  color: #0072cd;
}
Background
.bg-0072cd {
  background-color: #0072cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0072cd {
  border: 2px solid #0072cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0072cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 114 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0072cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0072cd, #000ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0072cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 114 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 0.42 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.87 #ff8d32 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0072cd  rgb(0, 114, 205)  hsl(207, 100%, 40%)  True Blue
#cd5b00  rgb(205, 91, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#cd0072  rgb(205, 0, 114)  hsl(327, 100%, 40%)  Telemagenta
#72cd00  rgb(114, 205, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green