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#2A73CE

#2a73ce ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a73ce is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 45.1% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.61% cyan, 44.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 213.29°, with 66.13% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1721

Complementary

  1. #2a73ce
  2. #ce852a

Split complementary

  1. #2a73ce
  2. #ce332a
  3. #c5ce2a

Analogous

  1. #2ac5ce
  2. #2a73ce
  3. #332ace

Triadic

  1. #2a73ce
  2. #ce2a73
  3. #73ce2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a73ce
  2. #852ace
  3. #ce852a
  4. #73ce2a

Square

  1. #2a73ce
  2. #ce2ac5
  3. #ce852a
  4. #2ace33

Monochromatic

  1. #102c4f
  2. #1d508e
  3. #2a73ce
  4. #659ce0
  5. #a4c5ed

Shades

#2a73ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a73ce
  2. #2668b9
  3. #225ca5
  4. #1d5190
  5. #19457c
  6. #153a67
  7. #112e52
  8. #0d233e
  9. #081729
  10. #040c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a73ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a73ce
  2. #3f81d3
  3. #558fd8
  4. #6a9ddd
  5. #7fabe2
  6. #95b9e7
  7. #aac7eb
  8. #bfd5f0
  9. #d4e3f5
  10. #eaf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a73ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a73ce
  2. #3374c6
  3. #3b76be
  4. #4477b7
  5. #4c78af
  6. #557aa7
  7. #5e7b9f
  8. #667c97
  9. #6f7d90
  10. #777f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e73a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #216ccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b78d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #256fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a73ce {
  color: #2a73ce;
}
Background
.bg-2a73ce {
  background-color: #2a73ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a73ce {
  border: 2px solid #2a73ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a73ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 115 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a73ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a73ce, #332ace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a73ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 115 206 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.72 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.47 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.38 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.78 #d58c31 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2a73ce  rgb(42, 115, 206)  hsl(213, 66%, 49%)  True Blue
#ce852a  rgb(206, 133, 42)  hsl(33, 66%, 49%)  Bronze
#ce2a73  rgb(206, 42, 115)  hsl(333, 66%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#73ce2a  rgb(115, 206, 42)  hsl(93, 66%, 49%)  Yellow Green