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#137BBC

#137bbc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#137bbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.45% red, 48.24% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.89% cyan, 34.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 203.08°, with 81.64% saturation and 40.59% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.1794

Complementary

  1. #137bbc
  2. #bc5413

Split complementary

  1. #137bbc
  2. #bc1326
  3. #bca913

Analogous

  1. #13bca9
  2. #137bbc
  3. #1326bc

Triadic

  1. #137bbc
  2. #bc137b
  3. #7bbc13

Tetradic

  1. #137bbc
  2. #5413bc
  3. #bc5413
  4. #7bbc13

Square

  1. #137bbc
  2. #a913bc
  3. #bc5413
  4. #26bc13

Monochromatic

  1. #052031
  2. #0c4e77
  3. #137bbc
  4. #31a3ea
  5. #77c2f1

Shades

#137bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #137bbc
  2. #116fa9
  3. #0f6296
  4. #0d5684
  5. #0b4a71
  6. #0a3e5e
  7. #08314b
  8. #062538
  9. #041926
  10. #020c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#137bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #137bbc
  2. #2b88c3
  3. #4295c9
  4. #5aa3d0
  5. #71b0d7
  6. #89bdde
  7. #a1cae4
  8. #b8d7eb
  9. #d0e5f2
  10. #e7f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#137bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #137bbc
  2. #1e7cb6
  3. #297cb0
  4. #347daa
  5. #3f7da4
  6. #4a7e9e
  7. #547e98
  8. #5f7f92
  9. #6a7f8c
  10. #758086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c7dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3674bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-137bbc {
  color: #137bbc;
}
Background
.bg-137bbc {
  background-color: #137bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-137bbc {
  border: 2px solid #137bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #137bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 19 123 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 82% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-137bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #137bbc, #1326bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-137bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(19 123 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.52 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.63 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.65 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.67 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.48 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.20 #ec8443 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

French Blue
#137bbc  rgb(19, 123, 188)  hsl(203, 82%, 41%)  French Blue
#bc5413  rgb(188, 84, 19)  hsl(23, 82%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bc137b  rgb(188, 19, 123)  hsl(323, 82%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bbc13  rgb(123, 188, 19)  hsl(83, 82%, 41%)  Apple Green