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#006BBE

#006bbe ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#006bbe is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 41.96% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 43.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 206.21°, 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.1423

Complementary

  1. #006bbe
  2. #be5300

Split complementary

  1. #006bbe
  2. #be000c
  3. #beb200

Analogous

  1. #00beb2
  2. #006bbe
  3. #000cbe

Triadic

  1. #006bbe
  2. #be006b
  3. #6bbe00

Tetradic

  1. #006bbe
  2. #5300be
  3. #be5300
  4. #6bbe00

Square

  1. #006bbe
  2. #b200be
  3. #be5300
  4. #0cbe00

Monochromatic

  1. #001525
  2. #004071
  3. #006bbe
  4. #0b95ff
  5. #58b6ff

Shades

#006bbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006bbe
  2. #0060ab
  3. #005698
  4. #004b85
  5. #004072
  6. #00365f
  7. #002b4c
  8. #002039
  9. #001526
  10. #000b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#006bbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006bbe
  2. #1a7ac5
  3. #3389cb
  4. #4d97d2
  5. #66a6d8
  6. #80b5df
  7. #99c4e5
  8. #b3d3ec
  9. #cce1f2
  10. #e6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006bbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006bbe
  2. #0d6db8
  3. #1a6fb2
  4. #2671ab
  5. #3373a5
  6. #40769f
  7. #4d7899
  8. #5a7a93
  9. #667c8c
  10. #737e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f71c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1862bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #306fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1166bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006bbe {
  color: #006bbe;
}
Background
.bg-006bbe {
  background-color: #006bbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006bbe {
  border: 2px solid #006bbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006bbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 107 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006bbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006bbe, #000cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006bbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 107 190 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.37 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.59 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.31 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.98 #ff9441 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#006bbe  rgb(0, 107, 190)  hsl(206, 100%, 37%)  French Blue
#be5300  rgb(190, 83, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#be006b  rgb(190, 0, 107)  hsl(326, 100%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bbe00  rgb(107, 190, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green