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#0C73CD

#0c73cd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0c73cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.71% red, 45.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.15% cyan, 43.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 207.98°, with 88.94% saturation and 42.55% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 0.21.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #0c73cd
  2. #cd660c

Split complementary

  1. #0c73cd
  2. #cd0c12
  3. #cdc70c

Analogous

  1. #0ccdc7
  2. #0c73cd
  3. #0c12cd

Triadic

  1. #0c73cd
  2. #cd0c73
  3. #73cd0c

Tetradic

  1. #0c73cd
  2. #660ccd
  3. #cd660c
  4. #73cd0c

Square

  1. #0c73cd
  2. #c70ccd
  3. #cd660c
  4. #12cd0c

Monochromatic

  1. #04223c
  2. #084a85
  3. #0c73cd
  4. #3299f3
  5. #7bbdf7

Shades

#0c73cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0c73cd
  2. #0b68b9
  3. #0a5ca4
  4. #085190
  5. #07457b
  6. #063a67
  7. #052e52
  8. #04233e
  9. #021729
  10. #010c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#0c73cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0c73cd
  2. #2481d2
  3. #3d8fd7
  4. #559ddc
  5. #6dabe1
  6. #86b9e6
  7. #9ec7eb
  8. #b6d5f0
  9. #cee3f5
  10. #e7f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0c73cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0c73cd
  2. #1874c5
  3. #2376be
  4. #2f77b6
  5. #3a78ae
  6. #467aa7
  7. #527b9f
  8. #5d7c97
  9. #697d8f
  10. #747f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a729f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #437ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #196acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3577cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #156ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0c73cd {
  color: #0c73cd;
}
Background
.bg-0c73cd {
  background-color: #0c73cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0c73cd {
  border: 2px solid #0c73cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0c73cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 12 115 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0c73cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0c73cd, #0c12cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0c73cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(12 115 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 0.21 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.12 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.25 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.42 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.74 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.89 #f38c32 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0c73cd  rgb(12, 115, 205)  hsl(208, 89%, 43%)  True Blue
#cd660c  rgb(205, 102, 12)  hsl(28, 89%, 43%)  Chocolate
#cd0c73  rgb(205, 12, 115)  hsl(328, 89%, 43%)  Telemagenta
#73cd0c  rgb(115, 205, 12)  hsl(88, 89%, 43%)  Yellow Green