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#0971CC

#0971cc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0971cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 44.31% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.59% cyan, 44.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 0.82.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #0971cc
  2. #cc6409

Split complementary

  1. #0971cc
  2. #cc090f
  3. #ccc509

Analogous

  1. #09ccc5
  2. #0971cc
  3. #090fcc

Triadic

  1. #0971cc
  2. #cc0971
  3. #71cc09

Tetradic

  1. #0971cc
  2. #6409cc
  3. #cc6409
  4. #71cc09

Square

  1. #0971cc
  2. #c509cc
  3. #cc6409
  4. #0fcc09

Monochromatic

  1. #032039
  2. #064883
  3. #0971cc
  4. #2c97f6
  5. #75bbf9

Shades

#0971cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0971cc
  2. #0866b8
  3. #075aa3
  4. #064f8f
  5. #05447a
  6. #053966
  7. #042d52
  8. #03223d
  9. #021729
  10. #010b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#0971cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0971cc
  2. #227fd1
  3. #3a8dd6
  4. #539cdb
  5. #6baae0
  6. #84b8e6
  7. #9dc6eb
  8. #b5d4f0
  9. #cee3f5
  10. #e6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0971cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0971cc
  2. #1573c4
  3. #2174bd
  4. #2d76b5
  5. #3977ae
  6. #4579a6
  7. #507a9e
  8. #5c7c97
  9. #687d8f
  10. #747f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58709d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4079cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1169ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3276ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e6ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0971cc {
  color: #0971cc;
}
Background
.bg-0971cc {
  background-color: #0971cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0971cc {
  border: 2px solid #0971cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0971cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 113 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0971cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0971cc, #090fcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0971cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 113 204 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 0.82 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.71 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.96 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.42 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.51 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.76 #f68e33 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0971cc  rgb(9, 113, 204)  hsl(208, 92%, 42%)  True Blue
#cc6409  rgb(204, 100, 9)  hsl(28, 92%, 42%)  Chocolate
#cc0971  rgb(204, 9, 113)  hsl(328, 92%, 42%)  Telemagenta
#71cc09  rgb(113, 204, 9)  hsl(88, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green