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#087ABC

#087abc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#087abc is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 47.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 35.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 202°, 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #087abc
  2. #bc4a08

Split complementary

  1. #087abc
  2. #bc0820
  3. #bca408

Analogous

  1. #08bca4
  2. #087abc
  3. #0820bc

Triadic

  1. #087abc
  2. #bc087a
  3. #7abc08

Tetradic

  1. #087abc
  2. #4a08bc
  3. #bc4a08
  4. #7abc08

Square

  1. #087abc
  2. #a408bc
  3. #bc4a08
  4. #20bc08

Monochromatic

  1. #021b29
  2. #054a73
  3. #087abc
  4. #1ba5f5
  5. #65c2f8

Shades

#087abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #087abc
  2. #076ea9
  3. #066296
  4. #065584
  5. #054971
  6. #043d5e
  7. #03314b
  8. #022538
  9. #021826
  10. #010c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#087abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #087abc
  2. #2187c3
  3. #3995c9
  4. #52a2d0
  5. #6bafd7
  6. #84bdde
  7. #9ccae4
  8. #b5d7eb
  9. #cee4f2
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#087abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #087abc
  2. #147bb6
  3. #207bb0
  4. #2c7caa
  5. #387ca4
  6. #447d9e
  7. #507e98
  8. #5c7e92
  9. #687f8c
  10. #747f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #426ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #477bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3373bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-087abc {
  color: #087abc;
}
Background
.bg-087abc {
  background-color: #087abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-087abc {
  border: 2px solid #087abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #087abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 122 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-087abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #087abc, #0820bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-087abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 122 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.22 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.92 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.66 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.11 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.06 #f78543 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

French Blue
#087abc  rgb(8, 122, 188)  hsl(202, 92%, 38%)  French Blue
#bc4a08  rgb(188, 74, 8)  hsl(22, 92%, 38%)  Mahogany
#bc087a  rgb(188, 8, 122)  hsl(322, 92%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#7abc08  rgb(122, 188, 8)  hsl(82, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green