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#0870BC

#0870bc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0870bc is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 43.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 40.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 205.33°, 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.05.

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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #0870bc
  2. #bc5408

Split complementary

  1. #0870bc
  2. #bc0816
  3. #bcae08

Analogous

  1. #08bcae
  2. #0870bc
  3. #0816bc

Triadic

  1. #0870bc
  2. #bc0870
  3. #70bc08

Tetradic

  1. #0870bc
  2. #5408bc
  3. #bc5408
  4. #70bc08

Square

  1. #0870bc
  2. #ae08bc
  3. #bc5408
  4. #16bc08

Monochromatic

  1. #021929
  2. #054473
  3. #0870bc
  4. #1b99f5
  5. #65baf8

Shades

#0870bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0870bc
  2. #0765a9
  3. #065a96
  4. #064e84
  5. #054371
  6. #04385e
  7. #032d4b
  8. #022238
  9. #021626
  10. #010b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0870bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0870bc
  2. #217ec3
  3. #398dc9
  4. #529bd0
  5. #6ba9d7
  6. #84b8de
  7. #9cc6e4
  8. #b5d4eb
  9. #cee2f2
  10. #e6f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0870bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0870bc
  2. #1472b6
  3. #2073b0
  4. #2c75aa
  5. #3876a4
  6. #44789e
  7. #507a98
  8. #5c7b92
  9. #687d8c
  10. #747e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a75bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c66bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00828d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a73be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #226abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0870bc {
  color: #0870bc;
}
Background
.bg-0870bc {
  background-color: #0870bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0870bc {
  border: 2px solid #0870bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0870bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 112 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0870bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0870bc, #0816bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0870bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 112 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.05 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.52 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.74 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.51 #f78f43 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

French Blue
#0870bc  rgb(8, 112, 188)  hsl(205, 92%, 38%)  French Blue
#bc5408  rgb(188, 84, 8)  hsl(25, 92%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#bc0870  rgb(188, 8, 112)  hsl(325, 92%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#70bc08  rgb(112, 188, 8)  hsl(85, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green