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#086BBE

#086bbe ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#086bbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.79% cyan, 43.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 207.36°, with 91.92% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.1428

Complementary

  1. #086bbe
  2. #be5b08

Split complementary

  1. #086bbe
  2. #be0810
  3. #beb608

Analogous

  1. #08beb6
  2. #086bbe
  3. #0810be

Triadic

  1. #086bbe
  2. #be086b
  3. #6bbe08

Tetradic

  1. #086bbe
  2. #5b08be
  3. #be5b08
  4. #6bbe08

Square

  1. #086bbe
  2. #b608be
  3. #be5b08
  4. #10be08

Monochromatic

  1. #02182b
  2. #054275
  3. #086bbe
  4. #1d93f5
  5. #66b6f9

Shades

#086bbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #086bbe
  2. #0760ab
  3. #065698
  4. #064b85
  5. #054072
  6. #04365f
  7. #032b4c
  8. #022039
  9. #021526
  10. #010b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#086bbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #086bbe
  2. #217ac5
  3. #3989cb
  4. #5297d2
  5. #6ba6d8
  6. #84b5df
  7. #9cc4e5
  8. #b5d3ec
  9. #cee1f2
  10. #e6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#086bbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #086bbe
  2. #146db8
  3. #206fb2
  4. #2c71ab
  5. #3873a5
  6. #44769f
  7. #507899
  8. #5c7a93
  9. #687c8c
  10. #747e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f72c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a63bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #316fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1466bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-086bbe {
  color: #086bbe;
}
Background
.bg-086bbe {
  background-color: #086bbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-086bbe {
  border: 2px solid #086bbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #086bbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 107 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-086bbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #086bbe, #0810be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-086bbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 107 190 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.34 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.90 #f79441 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#086bbe  rgb(8, 107, 190)  hsl(207, 92%, 39%)  French Blue
#be5b08  rgb(190, 91, 8)  hsl(27, 92%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#be086b  rgb(190, 8, 107)  hsl(327, 92%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bbe08  rgb(107, 190, 8)  hsl(87, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green