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#097BBC

#097bbc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#097bbc is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 48.24% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 34.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.79°, with 90.86% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #097bbc
  2. #bc4a09

Split complementary

  1. #097bbc
  2. #bc0921
  3. #bca409

Analogous

  1. #09bca4
  2. #097bbc
  3. #0921bc

Triadic

  1. #097bbc
  2. #bc097b
  3. #7bbc09

Tetradic

  1. #097bbc
  2. #4a09bc
  3. #bc4a09
  4. #7bbc09

Square

  1. #097bbc
  2. #a409bc
  3. #bc4a09
  4. #21bc09

Monochromatic

  1. #021b2a
  2. #064b73
  3. #097bbc
  4. #1da6f4
  5. #66c3f8

Shades

#097bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #097bbc
  2. #086fa9
  3. #076296
  4. #065684
  5. #054a71
  6. #053e5e
  7. #04314b
  8. #032538
  9. #021926
  10. #010c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#097bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #097bbc
  2. #2288c3
  3. #3a95c9
  4. #53a3d0
  5. #6bb0d7
  6. #84bdde
  7. #9dcae4
  8. #b5d7eb
  9. #cee5f2
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#097bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #097bbc
  2. #157cb6
  3. #217cb0
  4. #2d7daa
  5. #397da4
  6. #457e9e
  7. #507e98
  8. #5c7f92
  9. #687f8c
  10. #748086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c7dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #487cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3574bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-097bbc {
  color: #097bbc;
}
Background
.bg-097bbc {
  background-color: #097bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-097bbc {
  border: 2px solid #097bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #097bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 123 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-097bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #097bbc, #0921bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-097bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 123 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.64 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.37 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.99 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.45 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.48 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.25 #f68443 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

French Blue
#097bbc  rgb(9, 123, 188)  hsl(202, 91%, 39%)  French Blue
#bc4a09  rgb(188, 74, 9)  hsl(22, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany
#bc097b  rgb(188, 9, 123)  hsl(322, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bbc09  rgb(123, 188, 9)  hsl(82, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green