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#136BB8

#136bb8 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#136bb8 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.45% red, 41.96% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.67% cyan, 41.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 81.28% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1411

Complementary

  1. #136bb8
  2. #b86013

Split complementary

  1. #136bb8
  2. #b81318
  3. #b8b213

Analogous

  1. #13b8b2
  2. #136bb8
  3. #1318b8

Triadic

  1. #136bb8
  2. #b8136b
  3. #6bb813

Tetradic

  1. #136bb8
  2. #6013b8
  3. #b86013
  4. #6bb813

Square

  1. #136bb8
  2. #b213b8
  3. #b86013
  4. #18b813

Monochromatic

  1. #051a2d
  2. #0c4373
  3. #136bb8
  4. #2e92e9
  5. #73b6f1

Shades

#136bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #136bb8
  2. #1160a6
  3. #0f5693
  4. #0d4b81
  5. #0b406e
  6. #0a365c
  7. #082b4a
  8. #062037
  9. #041525
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#136bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #136bb8
  2. #2b7abf
  3. #4289c6
  4. #5a97cd
  5. #71a6d4
  6. #89b5dc
  7. #a1c4e3
  8. #b8d3ea
  9. #d0e1f1
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#136bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #136bb8
  2. #1e6db2
  3. #296fad
  4. #3471a7
  5. #3f73a2
  6. #4a769c
  7. #547896
  8. #5f7a91
  9. #6a7c8b
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4471bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2662b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #366eba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2066b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00779e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-136bb8 {
  color: #136bb8;
}
Background
.bg-136bb8 {
  background-color: #136bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-136bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #136bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #136bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 19 107 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 81% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-136bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #136bb8, #1318b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-136bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(19 107 184 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.00 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.67 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.55 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.03 #ec9447 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#136bb8  rgb(19, 107, 184)  hsl(208, 81%, 40%)  French Blue
#b86013  rgb(184, 96, 19)  hsl(28, 81%, 40%)  Ginger
#b8136b  rgb(184, 19, 107)  hsl(328, 81%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bb813  rgb(107, 184, 19)  hsl(88, 81%, 40%)  Kelly Green