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#236ECF

#236ecf ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#236ecf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 43.14% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.09% cyan, 46.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 213.84°, with 71.07% saturation and 47.45% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1601

Complementary

  1. #236ecf
  2. #cf8423

Split complementary

  1. #236ecf
  2. #cf2e23
  3. #c4cf23

Analogous

  1. #23c4cf
  2. #236ecf
  3. #2e23cf

Triadic

  1. #236ecf
  2. #cf236e
  3. #6ecf23

Tetradic

  1. #236ecf
  2. #8423cf
  3. #cf8423
  4. #6ecf23

Square

  1. #236ecf
  2. #cf23c4
  3. #cf8423
  4. #23cf2e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d284c
  2. #184b8e
  3. #236ecf
  4. #5b97e3
  5. #9dc0ee

Shades

#236ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #236ecf
  2. #2063ba
  3. #1c58a6
  4. #194d91
  5. #15427c
  6. #123768
  7. #0e2c53
  8. #0b213e
  9. #071629
  10. #040b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#236ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #236ecf
  2. #397dd4
  3. #4f8bd9
  4. #659add
  5. #7ba8e2
  6. #91b7e7
  7. #a7c5ec
  8. #bdd4f1
  9. #d3e2f5
  10. #e9f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#236ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #236ecf
  2. #2c70c7
  3. #3672bf
  4. #3f73b7
  5. #4875af
  6. #5277a8
  7. #5b79a0
  8. #647b98
  9. #6d7c90
  10. #777e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6f9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3778d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3074d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #116bce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-236ecf {
  color: #236ecf;
}
Background
.bg-236ecf {
  background-color: #236ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-236ecf {
  border: 2px solid #236ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #236ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 110 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-236ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236ecf, #2e23cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-236ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 110 207 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.92 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.60 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.20 #dc9130 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#236ecf  rgb(35, 110, 207)  hsl(214, 71%, 47%)  True Blue
#cf8423  rgb(207, 132, 35)  hsl(34, 71%, 47%)  Bronze
#cf236e  rgb(207, 35, 110)  hsl(334, 71%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#6ecf23  rgb(110, 207, 35)  hsl(94, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green