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#216CBD

#216cbd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#216cbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 42.35% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.54% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 211.15°, with 70.27% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.1472

Complementary

  1. #216cbd
  2. #bd7221

Split complementary

  1. #216cbd
  2. #bd2421
  3. #babd21

Analogous

  1. #21babd
  2. #216cbd
  3. #2421bd

Triadic

  1. #216cbd
  2. #bd216c
  3. #6cbd21

Tetradic

  1. #216cbd
  2. #7221bd
  3. #bd7221
  4. #6cbd21

Square

  1. #216cbd
  2. #bd21ba
  3. #bd7221
  4. #21bd24

Monochromatic

  1. #0a223b
  2. #16477c
  3. #216cbd
  4. #4b92e0
  5. #8cbaeb

Shades

#216cbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216cbd
  2. #1e61aa
  3. #1a5697
  4. #174c84
  5. #144171
  6. #11365f
  7. #0d2b4c
  8. #0a2039
  9. #071626
  10. #030b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#216cbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216cbd
  2. #377bc4
  3. #4d89ca
  4. #6498d1
  5. #7aa7d7
  6. #90b6de
  7. #a6c4e5
  8. #bcd3eb
  9. #d3e2f2
  10. #e9f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216cbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216cbd
  2. #2b6eb7
  3. #3470b1
  4. #3e72ab
  5. #4774a5
  6. #51769f
  7. #5a7898
  8. #647a92
  9. #6d7c8c
  10. #777e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4373c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2565bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3870bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2468bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-216cbd {
  color: #216cbd;
}
Background
.bg-216cbd {
  background-color: #216cbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-216cbd {
  border: 2px solid #216cbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216cbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 108 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216cbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216cbd, #2421bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216cbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 108 189 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.18 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.59 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.31 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.81 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.31 #de9342 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

True Blue
#216cbd  rgb(33, 108, 189)  hsl(211, 70%, 44%)  True Blue
#bd7221  rgb(189, 114, 33)  hsl(31, 70%, 44%)  Copper
#bd216c  rgb(189, 33, 108)  hsl(331, 70%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#6cbd21  rgb(108, 189, 33)  hsl(91, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green