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#086EBD

#086ebd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#086ebd is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 43.14% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.77% cyan, 41.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 206.19°, with 91.88% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #086ebd
  2. #bd5708

Split complementary

  1. #086ebd
  2. #bd0813
  3. #bdb208

Analogous

  1. #08bdb2
  2. #086ebd
  3. #0813bd

Triadic

  1. #086ebd
  2. #bd086e
  3. #6ebd08

Tetradic

  1. #086ebd
  2. #5708bd
  3. #bd5708
  4. #6ebd08

Square

  1. #086ebd
  2. #b208bd
  3. #bd5708
  4. #13bd08

Monochromatic

  1. #02192a
  2. #054374
  3. #086ebd
  4. #1c97f5
  5. #66b8f9

Shades

#086ebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #086ebd
  2. #0763aa
  3. #065897
  4. #064d84
  5. #054271
  6. #04375f
  7. #032c4c
  8. #022139
  9. #021626
  10. #010b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#086ebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #086ebd
  2. #217dc4
  3. #398bca
  4. #529ad1
  5. #6ba8d7
  6. #84b7de
  7. #9cc5e5
  8. #b5d4eb
  9. #cee2f2
  10. #e6f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#086ebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #086ebd
  2. #1470b7
  3. #2072b1
  4. #2c73ab
  5. #3875a5
  6. #44779f
  7. #507998
  8. #5c7b92
  9. #687c8c
  10. #747e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4574c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2665bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00818c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3671bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d69bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-086ebd {
  color: #086ebd;
}
Background
.bg-086ebd {
  background-color: #086ebd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-086ebd {
  border: 2px solid #086ebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #086ebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 110 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-086ebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #086ebd, #0813bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-086ebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 110 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.66 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.47 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.63 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.14 #f79142 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

French Blue
#086ebd  rgb(8, 110, 189)  hsl(206, 92%, 39%)  French Blue
#bd5708  rgb(189, 87, 8)  hsl(26, 92%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#bd086e  rgb(189, 8, 110)  hsl(326, 92%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#6ebd08  rgb(110, 189, 8)  hsl(86, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green