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#216FCC

#216fcc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#216fcc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 43.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.82% cyan, 45.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 212.63°, with 72.15% saturation and 46.47% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1605

Complementary

  1. #216fcc
  2. #cc7e21

Split complementary

  1. #216fcc
  2. #cc2821
  3. #c4cc21

Analogous

  1. #21c4cc
  2. #216fcc
  3. #2821cc

Triadic

  1. #216fcc
  2. #cc216f
  3. #6fcc21

Tetradic

  1. #216fcc
  2. #7e21cc
  3. #cc7e21
  4. #6fcc21

Square

  1. #216fcc
  2. #cc21c4
  3. #cc7e21
  4. #21cc28

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2748
  2. #164b8a
  3. #216fcc
  4. #5697e4
  5. #98bfee

Shades

#216fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216fcc
  2. #1e64b8
  3. #1a59a3
  4. #174e8f
  5. #14437a
  6. #113866
  7. #0d2c52
  8. #0a213d
  9. #071629
  10. #030b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#216fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216fcc
  2. #377dd1
  3. #4d8cd6
  4. #649adb
  5. #7aa9e0
  6. #90b7e6
  7. #a6c5eb
  8. #bcd4f0
  9. #d3e2f5
  10. #e9f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216fcc
  2. #2b71c4
  3. #3472bd
  4. #3e74b5
  5. #4776ae
  6. #5178a6
  7. #5a799e
  8. #647b97
  9. #6d7d8f
  10. #777e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d78d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f68ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3374ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #186bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-216fcc {
  color: #216fcc;
}
Background
.bg-216fcc {
  background-color: #216fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-216fcc {
  border: 2px solid #216fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 111 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216fcc, #2821cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 111 204 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.28 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.01 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.17 #de9033 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

True Blue
#216fcc  rgb(33, 111, 204)  hsl(213, 72%, 46%)  True Blue
#cc7e21  rgb(204, 126, 33)  hsl(33, 72%, 46%)  Bronze
#cc216f  rgb(204, 33, 111)  hsl(333, 72%, 46%)  Telemagenta
#6fcc21  rgb(111, 204, 33)  hsl(93, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green