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#007ABC

#007abc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007abc is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 47.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 35.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.06°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1755

Complementary

  1. #007abc
  2. #bc4200

Split complementary

  1. #007abc
  2. #bc001c
  3. #bca000

Analogous

  1. #00bca0
  2. #007abc
  3. #001cbc

Triadic

  1. #007abc
  2. #bc007a
  3. #7abc00

Tetradic

  1. #007abc
  2. #4200bc
  3. #bc4200
  4. #7abc00

Square

  1. #007abc
  2. #a000bc
  3. #bc4200
  4. #1cbc00

Monochromatic

  1. #001723
  2. #00486f
  3. #007abc
  4. #09a9ff
  5. #56c4ff

Shades

#007abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007abc
  2. #006ea9
  3. #006296
  4. #005584
  5. #004971
  6. #003d5e
  7. #00314b
  8. #002538
  9. #001826
  10. #000c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#007abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007abc
  2. #1a87c3
  3. #3395c9
  4. #4da2d0
  5. #66afd7
  6. #80bdde
  7. #99cae4
  8. #b3d7eb
  9. #cce4f2
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007abc
  2. #0d7bb6
  3. #1a7bb0
  4. #267caa
  5. #337ca4
  6. #407d9e
  7. #4d7e98
  8. #5a7e92
  9. #667f8c
  10. #737f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #467bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3273bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007abc {
  color: #007abc;
}
Background
.bg-007abc {
  background-color: #007abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-007abc {
  border: 2px solid #007abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 122 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007abc, #001cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 122 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.31 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.70 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.15 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.52 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.12 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.98 #ff8543 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

French Blue
#007abc  rgb(0, 122, 188)  hsl(201, 100%, 37%)  French Blue
#bc4200  rgb(188, 66, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 37%)  Mahogany
#bc007a  rgb(188, 0, 122)  hsl(321, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#7abc00  rgb(122, 188, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green