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#006ABE

#006abe ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#006abe is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 41.57% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 44.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 206.53°, with 100% saturation and 37.25% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #006abe
  2. #be5400

Split complementary

  1. #006abe
  2. #be000b
  3. #beb300

Analogous

  1. #00beb3
  2. #006abe
  3. #000bbe

Triadic

  1. #006abe
  2. #be006a
  3. #6abe00

Tetradic

  1. #006abe
  2. #5400be
  3. #be5400
  4. #6abe00

Square

  1. #006abe
  2. #b300be
  3. #be5400
  4. #0bbe00

Monochromatic

  1. #001525
  2. #003f71
  3. #006abe
  4. #0b93ff
  5. #58b5ff

Shades

#006abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006abe
  2. #005fab
  3. #005598
  4. #004a85
  5. #004072
  6. #00355f
  7. #002a4c
  8. #002039
  9. #001526
  10. #000b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#006abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006abe
  2. #1a79c5
  3. #3388cb
  4. #4d97d2
  5. #66a6d8
  6. #80b5df
  7. #99c3e5
  8. #b3d2ec
  9. #cce1f2
  10. #e6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006abe
  2. #0d6cb8
  3. #1a6eb2
  4. #2671ab
  5. #3373a5
  6. #40759f
  7. #4d7799
  8. #5a7993
  9. #667c8c
  10. #737e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d71c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1362bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e6ec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d65bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006abe {
  color: #006abe;
}
Background
.bg-006abe {
  background-color: #006abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006abe {
  border: 2px solid #006abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 106 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006abe, #000bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 106 190 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.40 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.20 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.60 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.26 #ff9541 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#006abe  rgb(0, 106, 190)  hsl(207, 100%, 37%)  French Blue
#be5400  rgb(190, 84, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#be006a  rgb(190, 0, 106)  hsl(327, 100%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6abe00  rgb(106, 190, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green