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#0076CF

#0076cf ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0076cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 46.27% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 205.8°, with 100% saturation and 40.59% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.19.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1746

Complementary

  1. #0076cf
  2. #cf5900

Split complementary

  1. #0076cf
  2. #cf000e
  3. #cfc100

Analogous

  1. #00cfc1
  2. #0076cf
  3. #000ecf

Triadic

  1. #0076cf
  2. #cf0076
  3. #76cf00

Tetradic

  1. #0076cf
  2. #5900cf
  3. #cf5900
  4. #76cf00

Square

  1. #0076cf
  2. #c100cf
  3. #cf5900
  4. #0ecf00

Monochromatic

  1. #001f36
  2. #004a83
  3. #0076cf
  4. #1d9eff
  5. #69bfff

Shades

#0076cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0076cf
  2. #006aba
  3. #005ea6
  4. #005391
  5. #00477c
  6. #003b68
  7. #002f53
  8. #00233e
  9. #001829
  10. #000c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0076cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0076cf
  2. #1a84d4
  3. #3391d9
  4. #4d9fdd
  5. #66ade2
  6. #80bbe7
  7. #99c8ec
  8. #b3d6f1
  9. #cce4f5
  10. #e6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0076cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0076cf
  2. #0d77c7
  3. #1a78bf
  4. #2679b7
  5. #337aaf
  6. #407ba8
  7. #4d7ca0
  8. #5a7d98
  9. #667e90
  10. #737f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b75a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f6ccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #377ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1670ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0076cf {
  color: #0076cf;
}
Background
.bg-0076cf {
  background-color: #0076cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0076cf {
  border: 2px solid #0076cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0076cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 118 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0076cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0076cf, #000ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0076cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 118 207 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.19 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.60 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.48 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.07 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.67 #ff8930 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0076cf  rgb(0, 118, 207)  hsl(206, 100%, 41%)  True Blue
#cf5900  rgb(207, 89, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#cf0076  rgb(207, 0, 118)  hsl(326, 100%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#76cf00  rgb(118, 207, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 41%)  Yellow Green