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#017BC2

#017bc2 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#017bc2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 48.24% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.48% cyan, 36.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 202.07°, with 98.97% saturation and 38.24% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #017bc2
  2. #c24801

Split complementary

  1. #017bc2
  2. #c2011b
  3. #c2a901

Analogous

  1. #01c2a9
  2. #017bc2
  3. #011bc2

Triadic

  1. #017bc2
  2. #c2017b
  3. #7bc201

Tetradic

  1. #017bc2
  2. #4801c2
  3. #c24801
  4. #7bc201

Square

  1. #017bc2
  2. #a901c2
  3. #c24801
  4. #1bc201

Monochromatic

  1. #001b2a
  2. #014b76
  3. #017bc2
  4. #12a7fe
  5. #5ec3fe

Shades

#017bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #017bc2
  2. #016faf
  3. #01629b
  4. #015688
  5. #014a74
  6. #013e61
  7. #00314e
  8. #00253a
  9. #001927
  10. #000c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#017bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #017bc2
  2. #1a88c8
  3. #3495ce
  4. #4da3d4
  5. #67b0da
  6. #80bde1
  7. #99cae7
  8. #b3d7ed
  9. #cce5f3
  10. #e6f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#017bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #017bc2
  2. #0e7cbb
  3. #1a7cb5
  4. #277dae
  5. #347da8
  6. #417ea1
  7. #4d7e9a
  8. #5a7f94
  9. #677f8d
  10. #738087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d789a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #587ec5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e6fc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #457dc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f74c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-017bc2 {
  color: #017bc2;
}
Background
.bg-017bc2 {
  background-color: #017bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-017bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #017bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #017bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 123 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-017bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #017bc2, #011bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-017bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 123 194 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.45 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.32 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.46 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.42 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.85 #fe843d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#017bc2  rgb(1, 123, 194)  hsl(202, 99%, 38%)  French Blue
#c24801  rgb(194, 72, 1)  hsl(22, 99%, 38%)  Mahogany
#c2017b  rgb(194, 1, 123)  hsl(322, 99%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bc201  rgb(123, 194, 1)  hsl(82, 99%, 38%)  Yellow Green