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#2175DC

#2175dc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2175dc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 45.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85% cyan, 46.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 213.05°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #2175dc
  2. #dc8821

Split complementary

  1. #2175dc
  2. #dc2b21
  3. #d2dc21

Analogous

  1. #21d2dc
  2. #2175dc
  3. #2b21dc

Triadic

  1. #2175dc
  2. #dc2175
  3. #75dc21

Tetradic

  1. #2175dc
  2. #8821dc
  3. #dc8821
  4. #75dc21

Square

  1. #2175dc
  2. #dc21d2
  3. #dc8821
  4. #21dc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e57
  2. #175299
  3. #2175dc
  4. #629ee7
  5. #a5c7f1

Shades

#2175dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2175dc
  2. #1e69c6
  3. #1a5eb0
  4. #17529a
  5. #144684
  6. #113b6e
  7. #0d2f58
  8. #0a2342
  9. #07172c
  10. #030c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2175dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2175dc
  2. #3783e0
  3. #4d91e3
  4. #649ee7
  5. #7aacea
  6. #90baee
  7. #a6c8f1
  8. #bcd6f5
  9. #d3e3f8
  10. #e9f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2175dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2175dc
  2. #2b76d3
  3. #3477ca
  4. #3e78c0
  5. #4779b7
  6. #517bae
  7. #5a7ca5
  8. #647d9c
  9. #6d7e92
  10. #777f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f76a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a7fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #327bde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b71db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2175dc {
  color: #2175dc;
}
Background
.bg-2175dc {
  background-color: #2175dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2175dc {
  border: 2px solid #2175dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2175dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 117 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2175dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2175dc, #2b21dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2175dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 117 220 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.62 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.48 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.49 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.37 #de8a23 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2175dc  rgb(33, 117, 220)  hsl(213, 74%, 50%)  True Blue
#dc8821  rgb(220, 136, 33)  hsl(33, 74%, 50%)  Fulvous
#dc2175  rgb(220, 33, 117)  hsl(333, 74%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#75dc21  rgb(117, 220, 33)  hsl(93, 74%, 50%)  Yellow Green