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#2176DB

#2176db ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2176db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 46.27% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.93% cyan, 46.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 212.58°, with 73.81% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #2176db
  2. #db8621

Split complementary

  1. #2176db
  2. #db2921
  3. #d3db21

Analogous

  1. #21d3db
  2. #2176db
  3. #2921db

Triadic

  1. #2176db
  2. #db2176
  3. #76db21

Tetradic

  1. #2176db
  2. #8621db
  3. #db8621
  4. #76db21

Square

  1. #2176db
  2. #db21d3
  3. #db8621
  4. #21db29

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e56
  2. #175299
  3. #2176db
  4. #619ee7
  5. #a4c7f1

Shades

#2176db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2176db
  2. #1e6ac5
  3. #1a5eaf
  4. #175399
  5. #144783
  6. #113b6e
  7. #0d2f58
  8. #0a2342
  9. #07182c
  10. #030c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2176db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2176db
  2. #3784df
  3. #4d91e2
  4. #649fe6
  5. #7aade9
  6. #90bbed
  7. #a6c8f1
  8. #bcd6f4
  9. #d3e4f8
  10. #e9f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2176db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2176db
  2. #2b77d2
  3. #3478c9
  4. #3e79c0
  5. #477ab7
  6. #517bae
  7. #5a7ca4
  8. #647d9b
  9. #6d7e92
  10. #777f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6077a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e80df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #347cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1272da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2176db {
  color: #2176db;
}
Background
.bg-2176db {
  background-color: #2176db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2176db {
  border: 2px solid #2176db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2176db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 118 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2176db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2176db, #2921db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2176db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 118 219 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.31 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.78 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.35 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.80 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.25 #de8924 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2176db  rgb(33, 118, 219)  hsl(213, 74%, 49%)  True Blue
#db8621  rgb(219, 134, 33)  hsl(33, 74%, 49%)  Fulvous
#db2176  rgb(219, 33, 118)  hsl(333, 74%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#76db21  rgb(118, 219, 33)  hsl(93, 74%, 49%)  Yellow Green