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#007BBE

#007bbe ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007bbe is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 48.24% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 35.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 201.16°, 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.1788

Complementary

  1. #007bbe
  2. #be4300

Split complementary

  1. #007bbe
  2. #be001c
  3. #bea200

Analogous

  1. #00bea2
  2. #007bbe
  3. #001cbe

Triadic

  1. #007bbe
  2. #be007b
  3. #7bbe00

Tetradic

  1. #007bbe
  2. #4300be
  3. #be4300
  4. #7bbe00

Square

  1. #007bbe
  2. #a200be
  3. #be4300
  4. #1cbe00

Monochromatic

  1. #001825
  2. #004971
  3. #007bbe
  4. #0ba9ff
  5. #58c4ff

Shades

#007bbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007bbe
  2. #006fab
  3. #006298
  4. #005685
  5. #004a72
  6. #003e5f
  7. #00314c
  8. #002539
  9. #001926
  10. #000c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#007bbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007bbe
  2. #1a88c5
  3. #3395cb
  4. #4da3d2
  5. #66b0d8
  6. #80bddf
  7. #99cae5
  8. #b3d7ec
  9. #cce5f2
  10. #e6f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007bbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007bbe
  2. #0d7cb8
  3. #1a7cb2
  4. #267dab
  5. #337da5
  6. #407e9f
  7. #4d7e99
  8. #5a7f93
  9. #667f8c
  10. #738086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7dc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #467dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3274bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007bbe {
  color: #007bbe;
}
Background
.bg-007bbe {
  background-color: #007bbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-007bbe {
  border: 2px solid #007bbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007bbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 123 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007bbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007bbe, #001cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007bbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 123 190 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.61 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.46 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.98 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.68 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.52 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.31 #ff8441 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

French Blue
#007bbe  rgb(0, 123, 190)  hsl(201, 100%, 37%)  French Blue
#be4300  rgb(190, 67, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 37%)  Mahogany
#be007b  rgb(190, 0, 123)  hsl(321, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bbe00  rgb(123, 190, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green