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#256BC9

#256bc9 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#256bc9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 41.96% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.59% cyan, 46.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 214.39°, with 68.91% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #256bc9
  2. #c98325

Split complementary

  1. #256bc9
  2. #c93125
  3. #bdc925

Analogous

  1. #25bdc9
  2. #256bc9
  3. #3125c9

Triadic

  1. #256bc9
  2. #c9256b
  3. #6bc925

Tetradic

  1. #256bc9
  2. #8325c9
  3. #c98325
  4. #6bc925

Square

  1. #256bc9
  2. #c925bd
  3. #c98325
  4. #25c931

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2648
  2. #194988
  3. #256bc9
  4. #5a93e1
  5. #9bbeed

Shades

#256bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256bc9
  2. #2160b5
  3. #1e56a1
  4. #1a4b8d
  5. #164079
  6. #133665
  7. #0f2b50
  8. #0b203c
  9. #071528
  10. #040b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#256bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256bc9
  2. #3b7ace
  3. #5189d4
  4. #6697d9
  5. #7ca6df
  6. #92b5e4
  7. #a8c4e9
  8. #bed3ef
  9. #d3e1f4
  10. #e9f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256bc9
  2. #2e6dc2
  3. #376fba
  4. #4071b3
  5. #4973ac
  6. #5376a5
  7. #5c789d
  8. #657a96
  9. #6e7c8f
  10. #777e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586c9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3774cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0166c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3171cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1568c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256bc9 {
  color: #256bc9;
}
Background
.bg-256bc9 {
  background-color: #256bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-256bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #256bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 107 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256bc9, #3125c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 107 201 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.05 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.11 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #da9436 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

True Blue
#256bc9  rgb(37, 107, 201)  hsl(214, 69%, 47%)  True Blue
#c98325  rgb(201, 131, 37)  hsl(34, 69%, 47%)  Bronze
#c9256b  rgb(201, 37, 107)  hsl(334, 69%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#6bc925  rgb(107, 201, 37)  hsl(94, 69%, 47%)  Kelly Green