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#006FBF

#006fbf ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#006fbf is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 43.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 41.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.13°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #006fbf
  2. #bf5000

Split complementary

  1. #006fbf
  2. #bf0010
  3. #bfaf00

Analogous

  1. #00bfaf
  2. #006fbf
  3. #0010bf

Triadic

  1. #006fbf
  2. #bf006f
  3. #6fbf00

Tetradic

  1. #006fbf
  2. #5000bf
  3. #bf5000
  4. #6fbf00

Square

  1. #006fbf
  2. #af00bf
  3. #bf5000
  4. #10bf00

Monochromatic

  1. #001626
  2. #004372
  3. #006fbf
  4. #0c99ff
  5. #59b9ff

Shades

#006fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006fbf
  2. #0064ac
  3. #005999
  4. #004e86
  5. #004373
  6. #003860
  7. #002c4c
  8. #002139
  9. #001626
  10. #000b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#006fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006fbf
  2. #1a7dc5
  3. #338ccc
  4. #4d9ad2
  5. #66a9d9
  6. #80b7df
  7. #99c5e5
  8. #b3d4ec
  9. #cce2f2
  10. #e6f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006fbf
  2. #0d71b9
  3. #1a72b2
  4. #2674ac
  5. #3376a6
  6. #4078a0
  7. #4d7999
  8. #5a7b93
  9. #667d8d
  10. #737e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4675c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2466bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00828d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3672c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b69be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006fbf {
  color: #006fbf;
}
Background
.bg-006fbf {
  background-color: #006fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006fbf {
  border: 2px solid #006fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 111 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006fbf, #0010bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 111 191 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.90 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.09 #ff9040 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

French Blue
#006fbf  rgb(0, 111, 191)  hsl(205, 100%, 37%)  French Blue
#bf5000  rgb(191, 80, 0)  hsl(25, 100%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#bf006f  rgb(191, 0, 111)  hsl(325, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fbf00  rgb(111, 191, 0)  hsl(85, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green