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#027BB9

#027bb9 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#027bb9 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 48.24% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.92% cyan, 33.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 200.33°, with 97.86% saturation and 36.67% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #027bb9
  2. #b94002

Split complementary

  1. #027bb9
  2. #b9021f
  3. #b99c02

Analogous

  1. #02b99c
  2. #027bb9
  3. #021fb9

Triadic

  1. #027bb9
  2. #b9027b
  3. #7bb902

Tetradic

  1. #027bb9
  2. #4002b9
  3. #b94002
  4. #7bb902

Square

  1. #027bb9
  2. #9c02b9
  3. #b94002
  4. #1fb902

Monochromatic

  1. #001622
  2. #01496d
  3. #027bb9
  4. #0babfc
  5. #57c5fd

Shades

#027bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #027bb9
  2. #026fa7
  3. #026294
  4. #015682
  5. #014a6f
  6. #013e5d
  7. #01314a
  8. #012538
  9. #001925
  10. #000c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#027bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #027bb9
  2. #1b88c0
  3. #3595c7
  4. #4ea3ce
  5. #67b0d5
  6. #81bddc
  7. #9acae3
  8. #b3d7ea
  9. #cce5f1
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#027bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #027bb9
  2. #0f7cb3
  3. #1b7cae
  4. #287da8
  5. #347da2
  6. #417e9d
  7. #4e7e97
  8. #5a7f91
  9. #677f8b
  10. #738086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d7dbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #456eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497cbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3674b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-027bb9 {
  color: #027bb9;
}
Background
.bg-027bb9 {
  background-color: #027bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-027bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #027bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #027bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 123 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-027bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #027bb9, #021fb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-027bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 123 185 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.67 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.62 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.49 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.83 #fd8446 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

French Blue
#027bb9  rgb(2, 123, 185)  hsl(200, 98%, 37%)  French Blue
#b94002  rgb(185, 64, 2)  hsl(20, 98%, 37%)  Rust
#b9027b  rgb(185, 2, 123)  hsl(320, 98%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bb902  rgb(123, 185, 2)  hsl(80, 98%, 37%)  Apple Green