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#3271BE

#3271be ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3271be is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 44.31% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.68% cyan, 40.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 213°, with 58.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1621

Complementary

  1. #3271be
  2. #be7f32

Split complementary

  1. #3271be
  2. #be3932
  3. #b7be32

Analogous

  1. #32b7be
  2. #3271be
  3. #3932be

Triadic

  1. #3271be
  2. #be3271
  3. #71be32

Tetradic

  1. #3271be
  2. #7f32be
  3. #be7f32
  4. #71be32

Square

  1. #3271be
  2. #be32b7
  3. #be7f32
  4. #32be39

Monochromatic

  1. #122945
  2. #224d81
  3. #3271be
  4. #6699d7
  5. #a2c1e7

Shades

#3271be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3271be
  2. #2d66ab
  3. #285a98
  4. #234f85
  5. #1e4472
  6. #19395f
  7. #142d4c
  8. #0f2239
  9. #0a1726
  10. #050b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3271be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3271be
  2. #477fc5
  3. #5b8dcb
  4. #709cd2
  5. #84aad8
  6. #99b8df
  7. #adc6e5
  8. #c2d4ec
  9. #d6e3f2
  10. #ebf1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3271be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3271be
  2. #3a73b8
  3. #4274b2
  4. #4976ab
  5. #5177a5
  6. #59799f
  7. #617a99
  8. #697c93
  9. #707d8c
  10. #787f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c77c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #366abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00838e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4375c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #346dbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3271be {
  color: #3271be;
}
Background
.bg-3271be {
  background-color: #3271be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3271be {
  border: 2px solid #3271be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3271be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 113 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3271be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3271be, #3932be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3271be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 113 190 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.47 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.18 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.91 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.12 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.67 #cd8e41 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

True Blue
#3271be  rgb(50, 113, 190)  hsl(213, 58%, 47%)  True Blue
#be7f32  rgb(190, 127, 50)  hsl(33, 58%, 47%)  Bronze
#be3271  rgb(190, 50, 113)  hsl(333, 58%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#71be32  rgb(113, 190, 50)  hsl(93, 58%, 47%)  Kelly Green