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#136EAB

#136eab ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#136eab is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.45% red, 43.14% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 35.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 204.08°, with 80% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.1423

Complementary

  1. #136eab
  2. #ab5013

Split complementary

  1. #136eab
  2. #ab1322
  3. #ab9c13

Analogous

  1. #13ab9c
  2. #136eab
  3. #1322ab

Triadic

  1. #136eab
  2. #ab136e
  3. #6eab13

Tetradic

  1. #136eab
  2. #5013ab
  3. #ab5013
  4. #6eab13

Square

  1. #136eab
  2. #9c13ab
  3. #ab5013
  4. #22ab13

Monochromatic

  1. #041521
  2. #0b4266
  3. #136eab
  4. #2498e7
  5. #69b9ee

Shades

#136eab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #136eab
  2. #11639a
  3. #0f5889
  4. #0d4d78
  5. #0b4267
  6. #0a3756
  7. #082c44
  8. #062133
  9. #041622
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#136eab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #136eab
  2. #2b7db3
  3. #428bbc
  4. #5a9ac4
  5. #71a8cd
  6. #89b7d5
  7. #a1c5dd
  8. #b8d4e6
  9. #d0e2ee
  10. #e7f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#136eab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #136eab
  2. #1e70a7
  3. #2972a2
  4. #34739e
  5. #3f759a
  6. #4a7796
  7. #547991
  8. #5f7b8d
  9. #6a7c89
  10. #757e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546b89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5171ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b63aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4070ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f68aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-136eab {
  color: #136eab;
}
Background
.bg-136eab {
  background-color: #136eab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-136eab {
  border: 2px solid #136eab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #136eab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 19 110 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 80% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-136eab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #136eab, #1322ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-136eab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(19 110 171 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.21 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.54 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.72 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.84 #ec9154 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#136eab  rgb(19, 110, 171)  hsl(204, 80%, 37%)  French Blue
#ab5013  rgb(171, 80, 19)  hsl(24, 80%, 37%)  Sienna
#ab136e  rgb(171, 19, 110)  hsl(324, 80%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eab13  rgb(110, 171, 19)  hsl(84, 80%, 37%)  Apple Green