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#2C78BC

#2c78bc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c78bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 47.06% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.6% cyan, 36.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 208.33°, with 62.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #2c78bc
  2. #bc702c

Split complementary

  1. #2c78bc
  2. #bc2c30
  3. #bcb82c

Analogous

  1. #2cbcb8
  2. #2c78bc
  3. #2c30bc

Triadic

  1. #2c78bc
  2. #bc2c78
  3. #78bc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c78bc
  2. #702cbc
  3. #bc702c
  4. #78bc2c

Square

  1. #2c78bc
  2. #b82cbc
  3. #bc702c
  4. #30bc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2940
  2. #1d507e
  3. #2c78bc
  4. #5c9ed9
  5. #9ac3e7

Shades

#2c78bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c78bc
  2. #286ca9
  3. #236096
  4. #1f5484
  5. #1a4871
  6. #163c5e
  7. #12304b
  8. #0d2438
  9. #091826
  10. #040c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c78bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c78bc
  2. #4186c3
  3. #5693c9
  4. #6ba1d0
  5. #80aed7
  6. #96bcde
  7. #abc9e4
  8. #c0d7eb
  9. #d5e4f2
  10. #eaf2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c78bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c78bc
  2. #3479b6
  3. #3d7ab0
  4. #457aaa
  5. #4e7ba4
  6. #567c9e
  7. #5e7d98
  8. #677e92
  9. #6f7e8c
  10. #787f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #587cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a7abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b72bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c78bc {
  color: #2c78bc;
}
Background
.bg-2c78bc {
  background-color: #2c78bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c78bc {
  border: 2px solid #2c78bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c78bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 120 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c78bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c78bc, #2c30bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c78bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 120 188 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.53 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 2.92 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.76 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.47 #d38743 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

True Blue
#2c78bc  rgb(44, 120, 188)  hsl(208, 62%, 45%)  True Blue
#bc702c  rgb(188, 112, 44)  hsl(28, 62%, 45%)  Copper
#bc2c78  rgb(188, 44, 120)  hsl(328, 62%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#78bc2c  rgb(120, 188, 44)  hsl(88, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green