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#016FBF

#016fbf ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#016fbf is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 43.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.48% cyan, 41.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.26°, with 98.96% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.58.

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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #016fbf
  2. #bf5101

Split complementary

  1. #016fbf
  2. #bf0110
  3. #bfb001

Analogous

  1. #01bfb0
  2. #016fbf
  3. #0110bf

Triadic

  1. #016fbf
  2. #bf016f
  3. #6fbf01

Tetradic

  1. #016fbf
  2. #5101bf
  3. #bf5101
  4. #6fbf01

Square

  1. #016fbf
  2. #b001bf
  3. #bf5101
  4. #10bf01

Monochromatic

  1. #001727
  2. #014373
  3. #016fbf
  4. #0f99fe
  5. #5bb9fe

Shades

#016fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #016fbf
  2. #0164ac
  3. #015999
  4. #014e86
  5. #014373
  6. #013860
  7. #002c4c
  8. #002139
  9. #001626
  10. #000b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#016fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #016fbf
  2. #1a7dc5
  3. #348ccc
  4. #4d9ad2
  5. #67a9d9
  6. #80b7df
  7. #99c5e5
  8. #b3d4ec
  9. #cce2f2
  10. #e6f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#016fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #016fbf
  2. #0e71b9
  3. #1a72b2
  4. #2774ac
  5. #3476a6
  6. #4178a0
  7. #4d7999
  8. #5a7b93
  9. #677d8d
  10. #737e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4675c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2566bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00828d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3672c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b69be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-016fbf {
  color: #016fbf;
}
Background
.bg-016fbf {
  background-color: #016fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-016fbf {
  border: 2px solid #016fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #016fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 111 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-016fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #016fbf, #0110bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-016fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 111 191 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.37 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.13 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.88 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.08 #fe9040 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

French Blue
#016fbf  rgb(1, 111, 191)  hsl(205, 99%, 38%)  French Blue
#bf5101  rgb(191, 81, 1)  hsl(25, 99%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#bf016f  rgb(191, 1, 111)  hsl(325, 99%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fbf01  rgb(111, 191, 1)  hsl(85, 99%, 38%)  Kelly Green