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#126EAF

#126eaf ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#126eaf is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 43.14% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.71% cyan, 37.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 204.84°, with 81.35% saturation and 37.84% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #126eaf
  2. #af5312

Split complementary

  1. #126eaf
  2. #af121f
  3. #afa112

Analogous

  1. #12afa1
  2. #126eaf
  3. #121faf

Triadic

  1. #126eaf
  2. #af126e
  3. #6eaf12

Tetradic

  1. #126eaf
  2. #5312af
  3. #af5312
  4. #6eaf12

Square

  1. #126eaf
  2. #a112af
  3. #af5312
  4. #1faf12

Monochromatic

  1. #041724
  2. #0b426a
  3. #126eaf
  4. #2598e9
  5. #6ab8f0

Shades

#126eaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #126eaf
  2. #10639e
  3. #0e588c
  4. #0d4d7b
  5. #0b4269
  6. #093758
  7. #072c46
  8. #052135
  9. #041623
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#126eaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #126eaf
  2. #2a7db7
  3. #418bbf
  4. #599ac7
  5. #71a8cf
  6. #89b7d7
  7. #a0c5df
  8. #b8d4e7
  9. #d0e2ef
  10. #e7f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#126eaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #126eaf
  2. #1d70aa
  3. #2872a6
  4. #3373a1
  5. #3e759c
  6. #497798
  7. #547993
  8. #5f7b8e
  9. #6a7c89
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546c8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f71b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3764ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e70b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c68ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-126eaf {
  color: #126eaf;
}
Background
.bg-126eaf {
  background-color: #126eaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-126eaf {
  border: 2px solid #126eaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #126eaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 110 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 81% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-126eaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #126eaf, #121faf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-126eaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 110 175 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.82 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.07 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.29 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.67 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.47 #ed9150 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#126eaf  rgb(18, 110, 175)  hsl(205, 81%, 38%)  French Blue
#af5312  rgb(175, 83, 18)  hsl(25, 81%, 38%)  Sienna
#af126e  rgb(175, 18, 110)  hsl(325, 81%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eaf12  rgb(110, 175, 18)  hsl(85, 81%, 38%)  Kelly Green