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#2274DA

#2274da ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2274da is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 45.49% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.4% cyan, 46.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 213.26°, with 73.02% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #2274da
  2. #da8822

Split complementary

  1. #2274da
  2. #da2c22
  3. #d0da22

Analogous

  1. #22d0da
  2. #2274da
  3. #2c22da

Triadic

  1. #2274da
  2. #da2274
  3. #74da22

Tetradic

  1. #2274da
  2. #8822da
  3. #da8822
  4. #74da22

Square

  1. #2274da
  2. #da22d0
  3. #da8822
  4. #22da2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e56
  2. #185198
  3. #2274da
  4. #629de7
  5. #a4c6f1

Shades

#2274da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2274da
  2. #1f68c4
  3. #1b5dae
  4. #185199
  5. #144683
  6. #113a6d
  7. #0e2e57
  8. #0a2341
  9. #07172c
  10. #030c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2274da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2274da
  2. #3882de
  3. #4e90e1
  4. #649ee5
  5. #7aace9
  6. #91baed
  7. #a7c7f0
  8. #bdd5f4
  9. #d3e3f8
  10. #e9f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2274da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2274da
  2. #2b75d1
  3. #3576c8
  4. #3e78bf
  5. #4879b6
  6. #517aad
  7. #5a7ba4
  8. #647c9b
  9. #6d7e92
  10. #777f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f75a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a7ede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #327adc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e70d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2274da {
  color: #2274da;
}
Background
.bg-2274da {
  background-color: #2274da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2274da {
  border: 2px solid #2274da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2274da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 116 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2274da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2274da, #2c22da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2274da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 116 218 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.61 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.54 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.49 #dd8b25 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2274da  rgb(34, 116, 218)  hsl(213, 73%, 49%)  True Blue
#da8822  rgb(218, 136, 34)  hsl(33, 73%, 49%)  Fulvous
#da2274  rgb(218, 34, 116)  hsl(333, 73%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#74da22  rgb(116, 218, 34)  hsl(93, 73%, 49%)  Yellow Green