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#0872BF

#0872bf ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0872bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.81% cyan, 40.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.25°, with 91.96% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 0.84.

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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #0872bf
  2. #bf5508

Split complementary

  1. #0872bf
  2. #bf0816
  3. #bfb108

Analogous

  1. #08bfb1
  2. #0872bf
  3. #0816bf

Triadic

  1. #0872bf
  2. #bf0872
  3. #72bf08

Tetradic

  1. #0872bf
  2. #5508bf
  3. #bf5508
  4. #72bf08

Square

  1. #0872bf
  2. #b108bf
  3. #bf5508
  4. #16bf08

Monochromatic

  1. #021a2c
  2. #054676
  3. #0872bf
  4. #1e9bf6
  5. #67bcf9

Shades

#0872bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0872bf
  2. #0767ac
  3. #065b99
  4. #065086
  5. #054473
  6. #043960
  7. #032e4c
  8. #022239
  9. #021726
  10. #010b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0872bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0872bf
  2. #2180c5
  3. #398ecc
  4. #529cd2
  5. #6baad9
  6. #84b9df
  7. #9cc7e5
  8. #b5d5ec
  9. #cee3f2
  10. #e6f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0872bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0872bf
  2. #1473b9
  3. #2075b2
  4. #2c76ac
  5. #3878a6
  6. #4479a0
  7. #507a99
  8. #5c7c93
  9. #687d8d
  10. #747f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #577096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b77c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e68be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00858f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b75c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #236cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0872bf {
  color: #0872bf;
}
Background
.bg-0872bf {
  background-color: #0872bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0872bf {
  border: 2px solid #0872bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0872bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 114 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0872bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0872bf, #0816bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0872bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 114 191 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 0.84 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.08 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.17 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.98 #f78d40 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

French Blue
#0872bf  rgb(8, 114, 191)  hsl(205, 92%, 39%)  French Blue
#bf5508  rgb(191, 85, 8)  hsl(25, 92%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#bf0872  rgb(191, 8, 114)  hsl(325, 92%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#72bf08  rgb(114, 191, 8)  hsl(85, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green