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#3273CB

#3273cb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3273cb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 45.1% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.37% cyan, 43.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 214.51°, with 60.47% saturation and 49.61% 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 2.56.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #3273cb
  2. #cb8a32

Split complementary

  1. #3273cb
  2. #cb3e32
  3. #c0cb32

Analogous

  1. #32c0cb
  2. #3273cb
  3. #3e32cb

Triadic

  1. #3273cb
  2. #cb3273
  3. #73cb32

Tetradic

  1. #3273cb
  2. #8a32cb
  3. #cb8a32
  4. #73cb32

Square

  1. #3273cb
  2. #cb32c0
  3. #cb8a32
  4. #32cb3e

Monochromatic

  1. #142d50
  2. #23508e
  3. #3273cb
  4. #6e9ddb
  5. #acc6ea

Shades

#3273cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3273cb
  2. #2d68b7
  3. #285ca2
  4. #23518e
  5. #1e457a
  6. #193a66
  7. #142e51
  8. #0f233d
  9. #0a1729
  10. #050c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3273cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3273cb
  2. #4781d0
  3. #5b8fd5
  4. #709ddb
  5. #84abe0
  6. #99b9e5
  7. #adc7ea
  8. #c2d5ef
  9. #d6e3f5
  10. #ebf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3273cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3273cb
  2. #3a74c4
  3. #4276bc
  4. #4977b5
  5. #5178ad
  6. #597aa6
  7. #617b9e
  8. #697c97
  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 #60739e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a6dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4078cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d6fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3273cb {
  color: #3273cb;
}
Background
.bg-3273cb {
  background-color: #3273cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3273cb {
  border: 2px solid #3273cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3273cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 115 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3273cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3273cb, #3e32cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3273cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 115 203 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.70 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.83 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.55 #cd8c34 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

True Blue
#3273cb  rgb(50, 115, 203)  hsl(215, 60%, 50%)  True Blue
#cb8a32  rgb(203, 138, 50)  hsl(35, 60%, 50%)  Peru
#cb3273  rgb(203, 50, 115)  hsl(335, 60%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#73cb32  rgb(115, 203, 50)  hsl(95, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green