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#056BBD

#056bbd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#056bbd is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 41.96% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.35% cyan, 43.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 206.74°, with 94.85% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #056bbd
  2. #bd5705

Split complementary

  1. #056bbd
  2. #bd050f
  3. #bdb305

Analogous

  1. #05bdb3
  2. #056bbd
  3. #050fbd

Triadic

  1. #056bbd
  2. #bd056b
  3. #6bbd05

Tetradic

  1. #056bbd
  2. #5705bd
  3. #bd5705
  4. #6bbd05

Square

  1. #056bbd
  2. #b305bd
  3. #bd5705
  4. #0fbd05

Monochromatic

  1. #011728
  2. #034172
  3. #056bbd
  4. #1694f9
  5. #60b6fb

Shades

#056bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #056bbd
  2. #0560aa
  3. #045697
  4. #044b84
  5. #034071
  6. #03365f
  7. #022b4c
  8. #022039
  9. #011526
  10. #010b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#056bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #056bbd
  2. #1e7ac4
  3. #3789ca
  4. #5097d1
  5. #69a6d7
  6. #82b5de
  7. #9bc4e5
  8. #b4d3eb
  9. #cde1f2
  10. #e6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#056bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #056bbd
  2. #116db7
  3. #1e6fb1
  4. #2a71ab
  5. #3673a5
  6. #43769f
  7. #4f7898
  8. #5b7a92
  9. #677c8c
  10. #747e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4071c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b62bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #316fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1566bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-056bbd {
  color: #056bbd;
}
Background
.bg-056bbd {
  background-color: #056bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-056bbd {
  border: 2px solid #056bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #056bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 107 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-056bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #056bbd, #050fbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-056bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 107 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.02 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.41 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.58 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.97 #fa9442 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#056bbd  rgb(5, 107, 189)  hsl(207, 95%, 38%)  French Blue
#bd5705  rgb(189, 87, 5)  hsl(27, 95%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#bd056b  rgb(189, 5, 107)  hsl(327, 95%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bbd05  rgb(107, 189, 5)  hsl(87, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green