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#016DBD

#016dbd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#016dbd is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 42.75% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.47% cyan, 42.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 205.53°, with 98.95% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.1462

Complementary

  1. #016dbd
  2. #bd5101

Split complementary

  1. #016dbd
  2. #bd010f
  3. #bdaf01

Analogous

  1. #01bdaf
  2. #016dbd
  3. #010fbd

Triadic

  1. #016dbd
  2. #bd016d
  3. #6dbd01

Tetradic

  1. #016dbd
  2. #5101bd
  3. #bd5101
  4. #6dbd01

Square

  1. #016dbd
  2. #af01bd
  3. #bd5101
  4. #0fbd01

Monochromatic

  1. #001525
  2. #014171
  3. #016dbd
  4. #0d97fe
  5. #59b8fe

Shades

#016dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #016dbd
  2. #0162aa
  3. #015797
  4. #014c84
  5. #014171
  6. #01375f
  7. #002c4c
  8. #002139
  9. #001626
  10. #000b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#016dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #016dbd
  2. #1a7cc4
  3. #348aca
  4. #4d99d1
  5. #67a7d7
  6. #80b6de
  7. #99c5e5
  8. #b3d3eb
  9. #cce2f2
  10. #e6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#016dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #016dbd
  2. #0e6fb7
  3. #1a71b1
  4. #2773ab
  5. #3475a5
  6. #41779f
  7. #4d7898
  8. #5a7a92
  9. #677c8c
  10. #737e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4373c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2264bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3471bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1968bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-016dbd {
  color: #016dbd;
}
Background
.bg-016dbd {
  background-color: #016dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-016dbd {
  border: 2px solid #016dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #016dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 109 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-016dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #016dbd, #010fbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-016dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 109 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.94 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.49 #fe9242 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#016dbd  rgb(1, 109, 189)  hsl(206, 99%, 37%)  French Blue
#bd5101  rgb(189, 81, 1)  hsl(26, 99%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#bd016d  rgb(189, 1, 109)  hsl(326, 99%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6dbd01  rgb(109, 189, 1)  hsl(86, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green