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#0873BD

#0873bd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0873bd is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 45.1% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.77% cyan, 39.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 204.53°, 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 0.52.

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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #0873bd
  2. #bd5208

Split complementary

  1. #0873bd
  2. #bd0819
  3. #bdad08

Analogous

  1. #08bdad
  2. #0873bd
  3. #0819bd

Triadic

  1. #0873bd
  2. #bd0873
  3. #73bd08

Tetradic

  1. #0873bd
  2. #5208bd
  3. #bd5208
  4. #73bd08

Square

  1. #0873bd
  2. #ad08bd
  3. #bd5208
  4. #19bd08

Monochromatic

  1. #021a2a
  2. #054674
  3. #0873bd
  4. #1c9df5
  5. #66bcf9

Shades

#0873bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0873bd
  2. #0768aa
  3. #065c97
  4. #065184
  5. #054571
  6. #043a5f
  7. #032e4c
  8. #022339
  9. #021726
  10. #010c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0873bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0873bd
  2. #2181c4
  3. #398fca
  4. #529dd1
  5. #6babd7
  6. #84b9de
  7. #9cc7e5
  8. #b5d5eb
  9. #cee3f2
  10. #e6f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0873bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0873bd
  2. #1474b7
  3. #2076b1
  4. #2c77ab
  5. #3878a5
  6. #447a9f
  7. #507b98
  8. #5c7c92
  9. #687d8c
  10. #747f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #587195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e77c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3269bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00858f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d76bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #276dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0873bd {
  color: #0873bd;
}
Background
.bg-0873bd {
  background-color: #0873bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0873bd {
  border: 2px solid #0873bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0873bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 115 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0873bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0873bd, #0819bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0873bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 115 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 0.52 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.47 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.33 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.26 #f78c42 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

French Blue
#0873bd  rgb(8, 115, 189)  hsl(205, 92%, 39%)  French Blue
#bd5208  rgb(189, 82, 8)  hsl(25, 92%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#bd0873  rgb(189, 8, 115)  hsl(325, 92%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#73bd08  rgb(115, 189, 8)  hsl(85, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green