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#0872AA

#0872aa ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0872aa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 44.71% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 200.74°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #0872aa
  2. #aa4008

Split complementary

  1. #0872aa
  2. #aa0821
  3. #aa9108

Analogous

  1. #08aa91
  2. #0872aa
  3. #0821aa

Triadic

  1. #0872aa
  2. #aa0872
  3. #72aa08

Tetradic

  1. #0872aa
  2. #4008aa
  3. #aa4008
  4. #72aa08

Square

  1. #0872aa
  2. #9108aa
  3. #aa4008
  4. #21aa08

Monochromatic

  1. #011018
  2. #054161
  3. #0872aa
  4. #0ba3f3
  5. #54bff7

Shades

#0872aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0872aa
  2. #076799
  3. #065b88
  4. #065077
  5. #054466
  6. #043955
  7. #032e44
  8. #022233
  9. #021722
  10. #010b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#0872aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0872aa
  2. #2180b3
  3. #398ebb
  4. #529cc4
  5. #6baacc
  6. #84b9d5
  7. #9cc7dd
  8. #b5d5e6
  9. #cee3ee
  10. #e6f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0872aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0872aa
  2. #1473a6
  3. #2075a2
  4. #2c769d
  5. #387899
  6. #447995
  7. #507a91
  8. #5c7c8d
  9. #687d88
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5773ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4266a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4473ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #336ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007b96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0872aa {
  color: #0872aa;
}
Background
.bg-0872aa {
  background-color: #0872aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0872aa {
  border: 2px solid #0872aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0872aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 114 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0872aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0872aa, #0821aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0872aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 114 170 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.00 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.26 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.57 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.06 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.67 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.24 #f78d55 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

French Blue
#0872aa  rgb(8, 114, 170)  hsl(201, 91%, 35%)  French Blue
#aa4008  rgb(170, 64, 8)  hsl(21, 91%, 35%)  Rust
#aa0872  rgb(170, 8, 114)  hsl(321, 91%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#72aa08  rgb(114, 170, 8)  hsl(81, 91%, 35%)  Apple Green