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#2170BC

#2170bc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2170bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 43.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.45% cyan, 40.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 209.42°, with 70.14% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #2170bc
  2. #bc6d21

Split complementary

  1. #2170bc
  2. #bc2122
  3. #bcba21

Analogous

  1. #21bcba
  2. #2170bc
  3. #2122bc

Triadic

  1. #2170bc
  2. #bc2170
  3. #70bc21

Tetradic

  1. #2170bc
  2. #6d21bc
  3. #bc6d21
  4. #70bc21

Square

  1. #2170bc
  2. #ba21bc
  3. #bc6d21
  4. #22bc21

Monochromatic

  1. #0a223a
  2. #16497b
  3. #2170bc
  4. #4a96df
  5. #8bbceb

Shades

#2170bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2170bc
  2. #1e65a9
  3. #1a5a96
  4. #174e84
  5. #144371
  6. #11385e
  7. #0d2d4b
  8. #0a2238
  9. #071626
  10. #030b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2170bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2170bc
  2. #377ec3
  3. #4d8dc9
  4. #649bd0
  5. #7aa9d7
  6. #90b8de
  7. #a6c6e4
  8. #bcd4eb
  9. #d3e2f2
  10. #e9f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2170bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2170bc
  2. #2b72b6
  3. #3473b0
  4. #3e75aa
  5. #4776a4
  6. #51789e
  7. #5a7a98
  8. #647b92
  9. #6d7d8c
  10. #777e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596f94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b75bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3168bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00828d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e73be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b6bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2170bc {
  color: #2170bc;
}
Background
.bg-2170bc {
  background-color: #2170bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2170bc {
  border: 2px solid #2170bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2170bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 112 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2170bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2170bc, #2122bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2170bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 112 188 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.09 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.17 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.14 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.90 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.12 #de8f43 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

True Blue
#2170bc  rgb(33, 112, 188)  hsl(209, 70%, 43%)  True Blue
#bc6d21  rgb(188, 109, 33)  hsl(29, 70%, 43%)  Copper
#bc2170  rgb(188, 33, 112)  hsl(329, 70%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#70bc21  rgb(112, 188, 33)  hsl(89, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green