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#027ABA

#027aba ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#027aba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 47.84% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.92% cyan, 34.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 200.87°, with 97.87% saturation and 36.86% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.1748

Complementary

  1. #027aba
  2. #ba4202

Split complementary

  1. #027aba
  2. #ba021e
  3. #ba9e02

Analogous

  1. #02ba9e
  2. #027aba
  3. #021eba

Triadic

  1. #027aba
  2. #ba027a
  3. #7aba02

Tetradic

  1. #027aba
  2. #4202ba
  3. #ba4202
  4. #7aba02

Square

  1. #027aba
  2. #9e02ba
  3. #ba4202
  4. #1eba02

Monochromatic

  1. #001723
  2. #01486e
  3. #027aba
  4. #0ca9fc
  5. #58c4fd

Shades

#027aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #027aba
  2. #026ea7
  3. #026295
  4. #015582
  5. #014970
  6. #013d5d
  7. #01314a
  8. #012538
  9. #001825
  10. #000c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#027aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #027aba
  2. #1b87c1
  3. #3595c8
  4. #4ea2cf
  5. #67afd6
  6. #81bddd
  7. #9acae3
  8. #b3d7ea
  9. #cce4f1
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#027aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #027aba
  2. #0f7bb4
  3. #1b7bae
  4. #287ca9
  5. #347ca3
  6. #417d9d
  7. #4e7e97
  8. #5a7e91
  9. #677f8c
  10. #737f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #477bbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3373b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-027aba {
  color: #027aba;
}
Background
.bg-027aba {
  background-color: #027aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-027aba {
  border: 2px solid #027aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #027aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 122 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-027aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #027aba, #021eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-027aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 122 186 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.76 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.04 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.36 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.10 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.76 #fd8545 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

French Blue
#027aba  rgb(2, 122, 186)  hsl(201, 98%, 37%)  French Blue
#ba4202  rgb(186, 66, 2)  hsl(21, 98%, 37%)  Mahogany
#ba027a  rgb(186, 2, 122)  hsl(321, 98%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#7aba02  rgb(122, 186, 2)  hsl(81, 98%, 37%)  Apple Green