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#256ECB

#256ecb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#256ecb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 43.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.77% cyan, 45.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 213.61°, with 69.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.1586

Complementary

  1. #256ecb
  2. #cb8225

Split complementary

  1. #256ecb
  2. #cb2f25
  3. #c1cb25

Analogous

  1. #25c1cb
  2. #256ecb
  3. #2f25cb

Triadic

  1. #256ecb
  2. #cb256e
  3. #6ecb25

Tetradic

  1. #256ecb
  2. #8225cb
  3. #cb8225
  4. #6ecb25

Square

  1. #256ecb
  2. #cb25c1
  3. #cb8225
  4. #25cb2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d284a
  2. #194b8a
  3. #256ecb
  4. #5b96e1
  5. #9cc0ed

Shades

#256ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256ecb
  2. #2163b7
  3. #1e58a2
  4. #1a4d8e
  5. #16427a
  6. #133766
  7. #0f2c51
  8. #0b213d
  9. #071629
  10. #040b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#256ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256ecb
  2. #3b7dd0
  3. #518bd5
  4. #669adb
  5. #7ca8e0
  6. #92b7e5
  7. #a8c5ea
  8. #bed4ef
  9. #d3e2f5
  10. #e9f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256ecb
  2. #2e70c4
  3. #3772bc
  4. #4073b5
  5. #4975ad
  6. #5377a6
  7. #5c799e
  8. #657b97
  9. #6e7c8f
  10. #777e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c77cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f68c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3473cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a6aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256ecb {
  color: #256ecb;
}
Background
.bg-256ecb {
  background-color: #256ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-256ecb {
  border: 2px solid #256ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 110 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256ecb, #2f25cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 110 203 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.80 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.79 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.89 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.01 #da9134 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#256ecb  rgb(37, 110, 203)  hsl(214, 69%, 47%)  True Blue
#cb8225  rgb(203, 130, 37)  hsl(34, 69%, 47%)  Bronze
#cb256e  rgb(203, 37, 110)  hsl(334, 69%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#6ecb25  rgb(110, 203, 37)  hsl(94, 69%, 47%)  Kelly Green