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#1474CD

#1474cd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1474cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 45.49% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.24% cyan, 43.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 208.86°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 0.47.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #1474cd
  2. #cd6d14

Split complementary

  1. #1474cd
  2. #cd1418
  3. #cdc914

Analogous

  1. #14cdc9
  2. #1474cd
  3. #1418cd

Triadic

  1. #1474cd
  2. #cd1474
  3. #74cd14

Tetradic

  1. #1474cd
  2. #6d14cd
  3. #cd6d14
  4. #74cd14

Square

  1. #1474cd
  2. #c914cd
  3. #cd6d14
  4. #18cd14

Monochromatic

  1. #062542
  2. #0d4d87
  3. #1474cd
  4. #419aec
  5. #87bff3

Shades

#1474cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1474cd
  2. #1268b9
  3. #105da4
  4. #0e5190
  5. #0c467b
  6. #0a3a67
  7. #082e52
  8. #06233e
  9. #041729
  10. #020c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1474cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1474cd
  2. #2c82d2
  3. #4390d7
  4. #5b9edc
  5. #72ace1
  6. #8abae6
  7. #a1c7eb
  8. #b9d5f0
  9. #d0e3f5
  10. #e8f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1474cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1474cd
  2. #1f75c5
  3. #2a76be
  4. #3478b6
  5. #3f79ae
  6. #4a7aa7
  7. #557b9f
  8. #607c97
  9. #6a7e8f
  10. #757f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b739f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #457bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f6bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3778cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b6fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1474cd {
  color: #1474cd;
}
Background
.bg-1474cd {
  background-color: #1474cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1474cd {
  border: 2px solid #1474cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1474cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 116 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1474cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1474cd, #1418cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1474cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 116 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 0.47 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.75 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.64 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.73 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.03 #eb8b32 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

True Blue
#1474cd  rgb(20, 116, 205)  hsl(209, 82%, 44%)  True Blue
#cd6d14  rgb(205, 109, 20)  hsl(29, 82%, 44%)  Chocolate
#cd1474  rgb(205, 20, 116)  hsl(329, 82%, 44%)  Telemagenta
#74cd14  rgb(116, 205, 20)  hsl(89, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green