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#0273CB

#0273cb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0273cb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 45.1% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.01% cyan, 43.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 206.27°, with 98.05% saturation and 40.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 0.53.

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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #0273cb
  2. #cb5a02

Split complementary

  1. #0273cb
  2. #cb020e
  3. #cbbf02

Analogous

  1. #02cbbf
  2. #0273cb
  3. #020ecb

Triadic

  1. #0273cb
  2. #cb0273
  3. #73cb02

Tetradic

  1. #0273cb
  2. #5a02cb
  3. #cb5a02
  4. #73cb02

Square

  1. #0273cb
  2. #bf02cb
  3. #cb5a02
  4. #0ecb02

Monochromatic

  1. #011d34
  2. #01487f
  3. #0273cb
  4. #1d9bfd
  5. #69bcfe

Shades

#0273cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0273cb
  2. #0268b7
  3. #025ca2
  4. #01518e
  5. #01457a
  6. #013a66
  7. #012e51
  8. #01233d
  9. #001729
  10. #000c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#0273cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0273cb
  2. #1b81d0
  3. #358fd5
  4. #4e9ddb
  5. #67abe0
  6. #81b9e5
  7. #9ac7ea
  8. #b3d5ef
  9. #cce3f5
  10. #e6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0273cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0273cb
  2. #0f74c4
  3. #1b76bc
  4. #2877b5
  5. #3478ad
  6. #417aa6
  7. #4e7b9e
  8. #5a7c97
  9. #677d8f
  10. #737f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59729d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c6ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3577cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #146eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0273cb {
  color: #0273cb;
}
Background
.bg-0273cb {
  background-color: #0273cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0273cb {
  border: 2px solid #0273cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0273cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 115 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0273cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0273cb, #020ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0273cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 115 203 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 0.53 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.32 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.09 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.86 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.21 #fd8c34 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0273cb  rgb(2, 115, 203)  hsl(206, 98%, 40%)  True Blue
#cb5a02  rgb(203, 90, 2)  hsl(26, 98%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#cb0273  rgb(203, 2, 115)  hsl(326, 98%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#73cb02  rgb(115, 203, 2)  hsl(86, 98%, 40%)  Yellow Green