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#0072BB

#0072bb French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0072bb (French Blue) is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 44.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 39.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 203.42°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA).

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #0072bb
  2. #bb4900

Split complementary

  1. #0072bb
  2. #bb0015
  3. #bba700

Analogous

  1. #00bba7
  2. #0072bb
  3. #0015bb

Triadic

  1. #0072bb
  2. #bb0072
  3. #72bb00

Tetradic

  1. #0072bb
  2. #4900bb
  3. #bb4900
  4. #72bb00

Square

  1. #0072bb
  2. #a700bb
  3. #bb4900
  4. #15bb00

Monochromatic

  1. #001522
  2. #00436f
  3. #0072bb
  4. #099fff
  5. #55bdff

Shades

#0072bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0072bb
  2. #0067a8
  3. #005b96
  4. #005083
  5. #004470
  6. #00395e
  7. #002e4b
  8. #002238
  9. #001725
  10. #000b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0072bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0072bb
  2. #1a80c2
  3. #338ec9
  4. #4d9ccf
  5. #66aad6
  6. #80b9dd
  7. #99c7e4
  8. #b3d5eb
  9. #cce3f1
  10. #e6f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0072bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0072bb
  2. #0d73b5
  3. #1a75af
  4. #2676a9
  5. #3378a3
  6. #40799e
  7. #4d7a98
  8. #5a7c92
  9. #667d8c
  10. #737f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #567093 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e76be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3267ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00848d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c75bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #256cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0072bb {
  color: #0072bb;
}
Background
.bg-0072bb {
  background-color: #0072bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0072bb {
  border: 2px solid #0072bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0072bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 114 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0072bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0072bb, #0015bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0072bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 114 187 / 0.35);
}

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French Blue
#0072bb  rgb(0, 114, 187)  hsl(203, 100%, 37%)  French Blue
#bb4900  rgb(187, 73, 0)  hsl(23, 100%, 37%)  Mahogany
#bb0072  rgb(187, 0, 114)  hsl(323, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#72bb00  rgb(114, 187, 0)  hsl(83, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green