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#246ECE

#246ece ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#246ece is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 43.14% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.52% cyan, 46.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 213.88°, with 70.25% 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 luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #246ece
  2. #ce8424

Split complementary

  1. #246ece
  2. #ce2f24
  3. #c3ce24

Analogous

  1. #24c3ce
  2. #246ece
  3. #2f24ce

Triadic

  1. #246ece
  2. #ce246e
  3. #6ece24

Tetradic

  1. #246ece
  2. #8424ce
  3. #ce8424
  4. #6ece24

Square

  1. #246ece
  2. #ce24c3
  3. #ce8424
  4. #24ce2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d284c
  2. #194b8d
  3. #246ece
  4. #5c97e3
  5. #9dc0ee

Shades

#246ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #246ece
  2. #2063b9
  3. #1d58a5
  4. #194d90
  5. #16427c
  6. #123767
  7. #0e2c52
  8. #0b213e
  9. #071629
  10. #040b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#246ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #246ece
  2. #3a7dd3
  3. #508bd8
  4. #669add
  5. #7ca8e2
  6. #92b7e7
  7. #a7c5eb
  8. #bdd4f0
  9. #d3e2f5
  10. #e9f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#246ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #246ece
  2. #2d70c6
  3. #3672be
  4. #4073b7
  5. #4975af
  6. #5277a7
  7. #5b799f
  8. #647b97
  9. #6e7c90
  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 #5a6f9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3977d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3174d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #146bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-246ece {
  color: #246ece;
}
Background
.bg-246ece {
  background-color: #246ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-246ece {
  border: 2px solid #246ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #246ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 110 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-246ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #246ece, #2f24ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-246ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 110 206 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.92 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.53 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.12 #db9131 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#246ece  rgb(36, 110, 206)  hsl(214, 70%, 47%)  True Blue
#ce8424  rgb(206, 132, 36)  hsl(34, 70%, 47%)  Bronze
#ce246e  rgb(206, 36, 110)  hsl(334, 70%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#6ece24  rgb(110, 206, 36)  hsl(94, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green