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#027ABC

#027abc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#027abc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.94% cyan, 35.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.29°, with 97.89% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.1756

Complementary

  1. #027abc
  2. #bc4402

Split complementary

  1. #027abc
  2. #bc021d
  3. #bca102

Analogous

  1. #02bca1
  2. #027abc
  3. #021dbc

Triadic

  1. #027abc
  2. #bc027a
  3. #7abc02

Tetradic

  1. #027abc
  2. #4402bc
  3. #bc4402
  4. #7abc02

Square

  1. #027abc
  2. #a102bc
  3. #bc4402
  4. #1dbc02

Monochromatic

  1. #001825
  2. #014970
  3. #027abc
  4. #0ea8fc
  5. #5ac3fd

Shades

#027abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #027abc
  2. #026ea9
  3. #026296
  4. #015584
  5. #014971
  6. #013d5e
  7. #01314b
  8. #012538
  9. #001826
  10. #000c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#027abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #027abc
  2. #1b87c3
  3. #3595c9
  4. #4ea2d0
  5. #67afd7
  6. #81bdde
  7. #9acae4
  8. #b3d7eb
  9. #cce4f2
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#027abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #027abc
  2. #0f7bb6
  3. #1b7bb0
  4. #287caa
  5. #347ca4
  6. #417d9e
  7. #4e7e98
  8. #5a7e92
  9. #677f8c
  10. #737f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #467bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3273bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-027abc {
  color: #027abc;
}
Background
.bg-027abc {
  background-color: #027abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-027abc {
  border: 2px solid #027abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #027abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 122 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-027abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #027abc, #021dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-027abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 122 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.09 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.12 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.00 #fd8543 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

French Blue
#027abc  rgb(2, 122, 188)  hsl(201, 98%, 37%)  French Blue
#bc4402  rgb(188, 68, 2)  hsl(21, 98%, 37%)  Mahogany
#bc027a  rgb(188, 2, 122)  hsl(321, 98%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#7abc02  rgb(122, 188, 2)  hsl(81, 98%, 37%)  Apple Green