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#1978CE

#1978ce ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1978ce is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 47.06% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.86% cyan, 41.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 208.51°, with 78.35% saturation and 45.29% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #1978ce
  2. #ce6f19

Split complementary

  1. #1978ce
  2. #ce191d
  3. #cec919

Analogous

  1. #19cec9
  2. #1978ce
  3. #191dce

Triadic

  1. #1978ce
  2. #ce1978
  3. #78ce19

Tetradic

  1. #1978ce
  2. #6f19ce
  3. #ce6f19
  4. #78ce19

Square

  1. #1978ce
  2. #c919ce
  3. #ce6f19
  4. #1dce19

Monochromatic

  1. #082946
  2. #11508a
  3. #1978ce
  4. #4a9ee9
  5. #8fc2f1

Shades

#1978ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1978ce
  2. #176cb9
  3. #1460a5
  4. #125490
  5. #0f487c
  6. #0d3c67
  7. #0a3052
  8. #08243e
  9. #051829
  10. #030c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#1978ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1978ce
  2. #3086d3
  3. #4793d8
  4. #5ea1dd
  5. #75aee2
  6. #8cbce7
  7. #a3c9eb
  8. #bad7f0
  9. #d1e4f5
  10. #e8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1978ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1978ce
  2. #2379c6
  3. #2e7abe
  4. #387ab7
  5. #427baf
  6. #4d7ca7
  7. #577d9f
  8. #617e97
  9. #6b7e90
  10. #767f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e77a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c7ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b6fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e7cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2573cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1978ce {
  color: #1978ce;
}
Background
.bg-1978ce {
  background-color: #1978ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1978ce {
  border: 2px solid #1978ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1978ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 120 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1978ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1978ce, #191dce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1978ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 120 206 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.82 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.83 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.97 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.68 #e68731 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

True Blue
#1978ce  rgb(25, 120, 206)  hsl(209, 78%, 45%)  True Blue
#ce6f19  rgb(206, 111, 25)  hsl(29, 78%, 45%)  Ochre
#ce1978  rgb(206, 25, 120)  hsl(329, 78%, 45%)  Telemagenta
#78ce19  rgb(120, 206, 25)  hsl(89, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green