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#236FC7

#236fc7 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#236fc7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 43.53% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.41% cyan, 44.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 212.2°, with 70.09% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #236fc7
  2. #c77b23

Split complementary

  1. #236fc7
  2. #c72923
  3. #c1c723

Analogous

  1. #23c1c7
  2. #236fc7
  3. #2923c7

Triadic

  1. #236fc7
  2. #c7236f
  3. #6fc723

Tetradic

  1. #236fc7
  2. #7b23c7
  3. #c77b23
  4. #6fc723

Square

  1. #236fc7
  2. #c723c1
  3. #c77b23
  4. #23c729

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2645
  2. #184b86
  3. #236fc7
  4. #5596e1
  5. #96beed

Shades

#236fc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #236fc7
  2. #2064b3
  3. #1c599f
  4. #194e8b
  5. #154377
  6. #123864
  7. #0e2c50
  8. #0b213c
  9. #071628
  10. #040b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#236fc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #236fc7
  2. #397dcd
  3. #4f8cd2
  4. #659ad8
  5. #7ba9dd
  6. #91b7e3
  7. #a7c5e9
  8. #bdd4ee
  9. #d3e2f4
  10. #e9f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#236fc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #236fc7
  2. #2c71c0
  3. #3672b9
  4. #3f74b2
  5. #4876ab
  6. #5278a4
  7. #5b799c
  8. #647b95
  9. #6d7d8e
  10. #777e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4177ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e68c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008491 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3774c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #206bc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-236fc7 {
  color: #236fc7;
}
Background
.bg-236fc7 {
  background-color: #236fc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-236fc7 {
  border: 2px solid #236fc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #236fc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 111 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-236fc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236fc7, #2923c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-236fc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 111 199 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.17 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.37 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.71 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.98 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.54 #dc9038 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#236fc7  rgb(35, 111, 199)  hsl(212, 70%, 46%)  True Blue
#c77b23  rgb(199, 123, 35)  hsl(32, 70%, 46%)  Bronze
#c7236f  rgb(199, 35, 111)  hsl(332, 70%, 46%)  Telemagenta
#6fc723  rgb(111, 199, 35)  hsl(92, 70%, 46%)  Kelly Green