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#2976CB

#2976cb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2976cb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 46.27% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.8% cyan, 41.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 211.48°, with 66.39% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1774

Complementary

  1. #2976cb
  2. #cb7e29

Split complementary

  1. #2976cb
  2. #cb2d29
  3. #c7cb29

Analogous

  1. #29c7cb
  2. #2976cb
  3. #2d29cb

Triadic

  1. #2976cb
  2. #cb2976
  3. #76cb29

Tetradic

  1. #2976cb
  2. #7e29cb
  3. #cb7e29
  4. #76cb29

Square

  1. #2976cb
  2. #cb29c7
  3. #cb7e29
  4. #29cb2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2c4c
  2. #1c518b
  3. #2976cb
  4. #619ddf
  5. #a1c5ec

Shades

#2976cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2976cb
  2. #256ab7
  3. #215ea2
  4. #1d538e
  5. #19477a
  6. #153b66
  7. #102f51
  8. #0c233d
  9. #081829
  10. #040c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2976cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2976cb
  2. #3e84d0
  3. #5491d5
  4. #699fdb
  5. #7fade0
  6. #94bbe5
  7. #a9c8ea
  8. #bfd6ef
  9. #d4e4f5
  10. #eaf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2976cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2976cb
  2. #3277c4
  3. #3a78bc
  4. #4379b5
  5. #4c7aad
  6. #557ba6
  7. #5d7c9e
  8. #667d97
  9. #6f7e8f
  10. #777f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f759f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c7dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f6ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #407acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c71ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2976cb {
  color: #2976cb;
}
Background
.bg-2976cb {
  background-color: #2976cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2976cb {
  border: 2px solid #2976cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2976cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 118 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2976cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2976cb, #2d29cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2976cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 118 203 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.77 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.87 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.27 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.18 #d68934 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2976cb  rgb(41, 118, 203)  hsl(211, 66%, 48%)  True Blue
#cb7e29  rgb(203, 126, 41)  hsl(31, 66%, 48%)  Bronze
#cb2976  rgb(203, 41, 118)  hsl(331, 66%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#76cb29  rgb(118, 203, 41)  hsl(91, 66%, 48%)  Yellow Green