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#236BBD

#236bbd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#236bbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 41.96% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.48% cyan, 43.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 211.95°, with 68.75% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1455

Complementary

  1. #236bbd
  2. #bd7523

Split complementary

  1. #236bbd
  2. #bd2823
  3. #b8bd23

Analogous

  1. #23b8bd
  2. #236bbd
  3. #2823bd

Triadic

  1. #236bbd
  2. #bd236b
  3. #6bbd23

Tetradic

  1. #236bbd
  2. #7523bd
  3. #bd7523
  4. #6bbd23

Square

  1. #236bbd
  2. #bd23b8
  3. #bd7523
  4. #23bd28

Monochromatic

  1. #0b223c
  2. #17467c
  3. #236bbd
  4. #4e92de
  5. #8fbaea

Shades

#236bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #236bbd
  2. #2060aa
  3. #1c5697
  4. #194b84
  5. #154071
  6. #12365f
  7. #0e2b4c
  8. #0b2039
  9. #071526
  10. #040b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#236bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #236bbd
  2. #397ac4
  3. #4f89ca
  4. #6597d1
  5. #7ba6d7
  6. #91b5de
  7. #a7c4e5
  8. #bdd3eb
  9. #d3e1f2
  10. #e9f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#236bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #236bbd
  2. #2c6db7
  3. #366fb1
  4. #3f71ab
  5. #4873a5
  6. #52769f
  7. #5b7898
  8. #647a92
  9. #6d7c8c
  10. #777e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4172c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2364bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #376fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2367bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-236bbd {
  color: #236bbd;
}
Background
.bg-236bbd {
  background-color: #236bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-236bbd {
  border: 2px solid #236bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #236bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 107 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-236bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236bbd, #2823bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-236bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 107 189 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.58 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.07 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.72 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.60 #dc9442 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

True Blue
#236bbd  rgb(35, 107, 189)  hsl(212, 69%, 44%)  True Blue
#bd7523  rgb(189, 117, 35)  hsl(32, 69%, 44%)  Copper
#bd236b  rgb(189, 35, 107)  hsl(332, 69%, 44%)  Telemagenta
#6bbd23  rgb(107, 189, 35)  hsl(92, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green