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#3073CC

#3073cc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3073cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 45.1% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.47% cyan, 43.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 214.23°, with 61.9% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #3073cc
  2. #cc8930

Split complementary

  1. #3073cc
  2. #cc3b30
  3. #c1cc30

Analogous

  1. #30c1cc
  2. #3073cc
  3. #3b30cc

Triadic

  1. #3073cc
  2. #cc3073
  3. #73cc30

Tetradic

  1. #3073cc
  2. #8930cc
  3. #cc8930
  4. #73cc30

Square

  1. #3073cc
  2. #cc30c1
  3. #cc8930
  4. #30cc3b

Monochromatic

  1. #132d50
  2. #21508e
  3. #3073cc
  4. #6c9cdc
  5. #aac6eb

Shades

#3073cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3073cc
  2. #2b68b8
  3. #265ca3
  4. #22518f
  5. #1d457a
  6. #183a66
  7. #132e52
  8. #0e233d
  9. #0a1729
  10. #050c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3073cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3073cc
  2. #4581d1
  3. #598fd6
  4. #6e9ddb
  5. #83abe0
  6. #98b9e6
  7. #acc7eb
  8. #c1d5f0
  9. #d6e3f5
  10. #eaf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3073cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3073cc
  2. #3874c4
  3. #4076bd
  4. #4877b5
  5. #5078ae
  6. #587aa6
  7. #607b9e
  8. #687c97
  9. #707d8f
  10. #787f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f739f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #467bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #286dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e78ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b6fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3073cc {
  color: #3073cc;
}
Background
.bg-3073cc {
  background-color: #3073cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3073cc {
  border: 2px solid #3073cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3073cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 115 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3073cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3073cc, #3b30cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3073cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 115 204 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.70 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.75 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.31 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.63 #cf8c33 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

True Blue
#3073cc  rgb(48, 115, 204)  hsl(214, 62%, 49%)  True Blue
#cc8930  rgb(204, 137, 48)  hsl(34, 62%, 49%)  Peru
#cc3073  rgb(204, 48, 115)  hsl(334, 62%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#73cc30  rgb(115, 204, 48)  hsl(94, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green