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#097CBC

#097cbc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#097cbc is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 48.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 34.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.45°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #097cbc
  2. #bc4909

Split complementary

  1. #097cbc
  2. #bc0923
  3. #bca309

Analogous

  1. #09bca3
  2. #097cbc
  3. #0923bc

Triadic

  1. #097cbc
  2. #bc097c
  3. #7cbc09

Tetradic

  1. #097cbc
  2. #4909bc
  3. #bc4909
  4. #7cbc09

Square

  1. #097cbc
  2. #a309bc
  3. #bc4909
  4. #23bc09

Monochromatic

  1. #021c2a
  2. #064c73
  3. #097cbc
  4. #1da7f4
  5. #66c4f8

Shades

#097cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #097cbc
  2. #0870a9
  3. #076396
  4. #065784
  5. #054a71
  6. #053e5e
  7. #04324b
  8. #032538
  9. #021926
  10. #010c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#097cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #097cbc
  2. #2289c3
  3. #3a96c9
  4. #53a3d0
  5. #6bb0d7
  6. #84bede
  7. #9dcbe4
  8. #b5d8eb
  9. #cee5f2
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#097cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #097cbc
  2. #157cb6
  3. #217db0
  4. #2d7daa
  5. #397ea4
  6. #457e9e
  7. #507e98
  8. #5c7f92
  9. #687f8c
  10. #748086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d7ebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #456fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3675bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-097cbc {
  color: #097cbc;
}
Background
.bg-097cbc {
  background-color: #097cbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-097cbc {
  border: 2px solid #097cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #097cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 124 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-097cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #097cbc, #0923bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-097cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 124 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.12 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.32 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.25 #f68343 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#097cbc  rgb(9, 124, 188)  hsl(201, 91%, 39%)  French Blue
#bc4909  rgb(188, 73, 9)  hsl(21, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany
#bc097c  rgb(188, 9, 124)  hsl(321, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cbc09  rgb(124, 188, 9)  hsl(81, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green