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#007CBF

#007cbf ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007cbf is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 48.63% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 35.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 201.05°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.1818

Complementary

  1. #007cbf
  2. #bf4300

Split complementary

  1. #007cbf
  2. #bf001c
  3. #bfa300

Analogous

  1. #00bfa3
  2. #007cbf
  3. #001cbf

Triadic

  1. #007cbf
  2. #bf007c
  3. #7cbf00

Tetradic

  1. #007cbf
  2. #4300bf
  3. #bf4300
  4. #7cbf00

Square

  1. #007cbf
  2. #a300bf
  3. #bf4300
  4. #1cbf00

Monochromatic

  1. #001926
  2. #004a72
  3. #007cbf
  4. #0caaff
  5. #59c5ff

Shades

#007cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007cbf
  2. #0070ac
  3. #006399
  4. #005786
  5. #004a73
  6. #003e60
  7. #00324c
  8. #002539
  9. #001926
  10. #000c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#007cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007cbf
  2. #1a89c5
  3. #3396cc
  4. #4da3d2
  5. #66b0d9
  6. #80bedf
  7. #99cbe5
  8. #b3d8ec
  9. #cce5f2
  10. #e6f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007cbf
  2. #0d7cb9
  3. #1a7db2
  4. #267dac
  5. #337ea6
  6. #407ea0
  7. #4d7e99
  8. #5a7f93
  9. #667f8d
  10. #738086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #426fbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #477dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3375be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007cbf {
  color: #007cbf;
}
Background
.bg-007cbf {
  background-color: #007cbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-007cbf {
  border: 2px solid #007cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 124 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007cbf, #001cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 124 191 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.98 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.10 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.68 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.90 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.03 #ff8340 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#007cbf  rgb(0, 124, 191)  hsl(201, 100%, 37%)  French Blue
#bf4300  rgb(191, 67, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 37%)  Mahogany
#bf007c  rgb(191, 0, 124)  hsl(321, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cbf00  rgb(124, 191, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green