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#2273C1

#2273c1 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2273c1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 45.1% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.38% cyan, 40.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 209.43°, with 70.04% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.26.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1645

Complementary

  1. #2273c1
  2. #c17022

Split complementary

  1. #2273c1
  2. #c12224
  3. #c1bf22

Analogous

  1. #22c1bf
  2. #2273c1
  3. #2224c1

Triadic

  1. #2273c1
  2. #c12273
  3. #73c122

Tetradic

  1. #2273c1
  2. #7022c1
  3. #c17022
  4. #73c122

Square

  1. #2273c1
  2. #bf22c1
  3. #c17022
  4. #24c122

Monochromatic

  1. #0b253f
  2. #174c80
  3. #2273c1
  4. #4f99e0
  5. #90bfec

Shades

#2273c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2273c1
  2. #1f68ae
  3. #1b5c9a
  4. #185187
  5. #144574
  6. #113a61
  7. #0e2e4d
  8. #0a233a
  9. #071727
  10. #030c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2273c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2273c1
  2. #3881c7
  3. #4e8fcd
  4. #649dd4
  5. #7aabda
  6. #91b9e0
  7. #a7c7e6
  8. #bdd5ec
  9. #d3e3f3
  10. #e9f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2273c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2273c1
  2. #2b74bb
  3. #3576b4
  4. #3e77ae
  5. #4878a7
  6. #517aa1
  7. #5a7b9a
  8. #647c94
  9. #6d7d8d
  10. #777f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d79c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #326abf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4076c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c6ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2273c1 {
  color: #2273c1;
}
Background
.bg-2273c1 {
  background-color: #2273c1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2273c1 {
  border: 2px solid #2273c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2273c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 115 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2273c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2273c1, #2224c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2273c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 115 193 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.26 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.07 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.76 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.01 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.93 #dd8c3e Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2273c1  rgb(34, 115, 193)  hsl(209, 70%, 45%)  True Blue
#c17022  rgb(193, 112, 34)  hsl(29, 70%, 45%)  Copper
#c12273  rgb(193, 34, 115)  hsl(329, 70%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#73c122  rgb(115, 193, 34)  hsl(89, 70%, 45%)  Kelly Green