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#2174DD

#2174dd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2174dd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 45.49% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.07% cyan, 47.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 213.51°, with 74.02% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1803

Complementary

  1. #2174dd
  2. #dd8a21

Split complementary

  1. #2174dd
  2. #dd2c21
  3. #d2dd21

Analogous

  1. #21d2dd
  2. #2174dd
  3. #2c21dd

Triadic

  1. #2174dd
  2. #dd2174
  3. #74dd21

Tetradic

  1. #2174dd
  2. #8a21dd
  3. #dd8a21
  4. #74dd21

Square

  1. #2174dd
  2. #dd21d2
  3. #dd8a21
  4. #21dd2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e58
  2. #17519a
  3. #2174dd
  4. #639de8
  5. #a5c7f2

Shades

#2174dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2174dd
  2. #1e68c7
  3. #1a5db1
  4. #17519b
  5. #144685
  6. #113a6f
  7. #0d2e58
  8. #0a2342
  9. #07172c
  10. #030c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2174dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2174dd
  2. #3782e0
  3. #4d90e4
  4. #649ee7
  5. #7aaceb
  6. #90baee
  7. #a6c7f1
  8. #bcd5f5
  9. #d3e3f8
  10. #e9f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2174dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2174dd
  2. #2b75d4
  3. #3476ca
  4. #3e78c1
  5. #4779b8
  6. #517aaf
  7. #5a7ba5
  8. #647c9c
  9. #6d7e93
  10. #777f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f75a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #377fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f7bdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0270dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2174dd {
  color: #2174dd;
}
Background
.bg-2174dd {
  background-color: #2174dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2174dd {
  border: 2px solid #2174dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2174dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 116 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2174dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2174dd, #2c21dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2174dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 116 221 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.94 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.20 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.99 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.51 #de8b22 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2174dd  rgb(33, 116, 221)  hsl(214, 74%, 50%)  True Blue
#dd8a21  rgb(221, 138, 33)  hsl(34, 74%, 50%)  Fulvous
#dd2174  rgb(221, 33, 116)  hsl(334, 74%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#74dd21  rgb(116, 221, 33)  hsl(94, 74%, 50%)  Yellow Green