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#276ECB

#276ecb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#276ecb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 43.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.79% cyan, 45.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 214.02°, with 67.77% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #276ecb
  2. #cb8427

Split complementary

  1. #276ecb
  2. #cb3227
  3. #c0cb27

Analogous

  1. #27c0cb
  2. #276ecb
  3. #3227cb

Triadic

  1. #276ecb
  2. #cb276e
  3. #6ecb27

Tetradic

  1. #276ecb
  2. #8427cb
  3. #cb8427
  4. #6ecb27

Square

  1. #276ecb
  2. #cb27c0
  3. #cb8427
  4. #27cb32

Monochromatic

  1. #0e284b
  2. #1b4b8b
  3. #276ecb
  4. #5e97e0
  5. #9fc0ec

Shades

#276ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #276ecb
  2. #2363b7
  3. #1f58a2
  4. #1b4d8e
  5. #17427a
  6. #143766
  7. #102c51
  8. #0c213d
  9. #081629
  10. #040b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#276ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #276ecb
  2. #3d7dd0
  3. #528bd5
  4. #689adb
  5. #7da8e0
  6. #93b7e5
  7. #a9c5ea
  8. #bed4ef
  9. #d4e2f5
  10. #e9f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#276ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #276ecb
  2. #3070c4
  3. #3972bc
  4. #4273b5
  5. #4b75ad
  6. #5477a6
  7. #5c799e
  8. #657b97
  9. #6e7c8f
  10. #777e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c77cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1168c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3573cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c6bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-276ecb {
  color: #276ecb;
}
Background
.bg-276ecb {
  background-color: #276ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-276ecb {
  border: 2px solid #276ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #276ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 110 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-276ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #276ecb, #3227cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-276ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 110 203 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.93 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.65 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.88 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.95 #d89134 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#276ecb  rgb(39, 110, 203)  hsl(214, 68%, 47%)  True Blue
#cb8427  rgb(203, 132, 39)  hsl(34, 68%, 47%)  Bronze
#cb276e  rgb(203, 39, 110)  hsl(334, 68%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#6ecb27  rgb(110, 203, 39)  hsl(94, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green