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#086BBC

#086bbc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#086bbc is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 41.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 43.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 207°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.142

Complementary

  1. #086bbc
  2. #bc5908

Split complementary

  1. #086bbc
  2. #bc0811
  3. #bcb308

Analogous

  1. #08bcb3
  2. #086bbc
  3. #0811bc

Triadic

  1. #086bbc
  2. #bc086b
  3. #6bbc08

Tetradic

  1. #086bbc
  2. #5908bc
  3. #bc5908
  4. #6bbc08

Square

  1. #086bbc
  2. #b308bc
  3. #bc5908
  4. #11bc08

Monochromatic

  1. #021729
  2. #054173
  3. #086bbc
  4. #1b93f5
  5. #65b6f8

Shades

#086bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #086bbc
  2. #0760a9
  3. #065696
  4. #064b84
  5. #054071
  6. #04365e
  7. #032b4b
  8. #022038
  9. #021526
  10. #010b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#086bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #086bbc
  2. #217ac3
  3. #3989c9
  4. #5297d0
  5. #6ba6d7
  6. #84b5de
  7. #9cc4e4
  8. #b5d3eb
  9. #cee1f2
  10. #e6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#086bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #086bbc
  2. #146db6
  3. #206fb0
  4. #2c71aa
  5. #3873a4
  6. #44769e
  7. #507898
  8. #5c7a92
  9. #687c8c
  10. #747e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 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 #4171bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e62ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #326fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1766bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-086bbc {
  color: #086bbc;
}
Background
.bg-086bbc {
  background-color: #086bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-086bbc {
  border: 2px solid #086bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #086bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 107 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-086bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #086bbc, #0811bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-086bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 107 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.46 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.72 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.99 #f79443 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#086bbc  rgb(8, 107, 188)  hsl(207, 92%, 38%)  French Blue
#bc5908  rgb(188, 89, 8)  hsl(27, 92%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#bc086b  rgb(188, 8, 107)  hsl(327, 92%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bbc08  rgb(107, 188, 8)  hsl(87, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green