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#1971CD

#1971cd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1971cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 44.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 44.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 210.67°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.25.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1642

Complementary

  1. #1971cd
  2. #cd7519

Split complementary

  1. #1971cd
  2. #cd1b19
  3. #cbcd19

Analogous

  1. #19cbcd
  2. #1971cd
  3. #1b19cd

Triadic

  1. #1971cd
  2. #cd1971
  3. #71cd19

Tetradic

  1. #1971cd
  2. #7519cd
  3. #cd7519
  4. #71cd19

Square

  1. #1971cd
  2. #cd19cb
  3. #cd7519
  4. #19cd1b

Monochromatic

  1. #082645
  2. #114b89
  3. #1971cd
  4. #4a97e9
  5. #8ebef1

Shades

#1971cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1971cd
  2. #1766b9
  3. #145aa4
  4. #124f90
  5. #0f447b
  6. #0d3967
  7. #0a2d52
  8. #08223e
  9. #051729
  10. #030b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1971cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1971cd
  2. #307fd2
  3. #478dd7
  4. #5e9cdc
  5. #75aae1
  6. #8cb8e6
  7. #a3c6eb
  8. #bad4f0
  9. #d1e3f5
  10. #e8f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1971cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1971cd
  2. #2373c5
  3. #2e74be
  4. #3876b6
  5. #4277ae
  6. #4d79a7
  7. #577a9f
  8. #617c97
  9. #6b7d8f
  10. #767f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a719e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f79d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #136acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3476cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #166dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1971cd {
  color: #1971cd;
}
Background
.bg-1971cd {
  background-color: #1971cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1971cd {
  border: 2px solid #1971cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1971cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 113 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1971cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1971cd, #1b19cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1971cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 113 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.51 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.28 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.43 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.46 #e68e32 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

True Blue
#1971cd  rgb(25, 113, 205)  hsl(211, 78%, 45%)  True Blue
#cd7519  rgb(205, 117, 25)  hsl(31, 78%, 45%)  Ochre
#cd1971  rgb(205, 25, 113)  hsl(331, 78%, 45%)  Telemagenta
#71cd19  rgb(113, 205, 25)  hsl(91, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green