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#0A70CD

#0a70cd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0a70cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.92% red, 43.92% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.12% cyan, 45.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 208.62°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1606

Complementary

  1. #0a70cd
  2. #cd670a

Split complementary

  1. #0a70cd
  2. #cd0a0e
  3. #cdc90a

Analogous

  1. #0acdc9
  2. #0a70cd
  3. #0a0ecd

Triadic

  1. #0a70cd
  2. #cd0a70
  3. #70cd0a

Tetradic

  1. #0a70cd
  2. #670acd
  3. #cd670a
  4. #70cd0a

Square

  1. #0a70cd
  2. #c90acd
  3. #cd670a
  4. #0ecd0a

Monochromatic

  1. #03203b
  2. #064884
  3. #0a70cd
  4. #2f96f5
  5. #78bbf8

Shades

#0a70cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0a70cd
  2. #0965b9
  3. #085aa4
  4. #074e90
  5. #06437b
  6. #053867
  7. #042d52
  8. #03223e
  9. #021629
  10. #010b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0a70cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0a70cd
  2. #237ed2
  3. #3b8dd7
  4. #549bdc
  5. #6ca9e1
  6. #85b8e6
  7. #9dc6eb
  8. #b6d4f0
  9. #cee2f5
  10. #e7f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0a70cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0a70cd
  2. #1672c5
  3. #2273be
  4. #2d75b6
  5. #3976ae
  6. #4578a7
  7. #517a9f
  8. #5d7b97
  9. #687d8f
  10. #747e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58709e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0568cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f75cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #076bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0a70cd {
  color: #0a70cd;
}
Background
.bg-0a70cd {
  background-color: #0a70cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0a70cd {
  border: 2px solid #0a70cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0a70cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 112 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0a70cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a70cd, #0a0ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0a70cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 112 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.23 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.04 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.41 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.56 #f58f32 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0a70cd  rgb(10, 112, 205)  hsl(209, 91%, 42%)  True Blue
#cd670a  rgb(205, 103, 10)  hsl(29, 91%, 42%)  Chocolate
#cd0a70  rgb(205, 10, 112)  hsl(329, 91%, 42%)  Telemagenta
#70cd0a  rgb(112, 205, 10)  hsl(89, 91%, 42%)  Yellow Green