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#146FBC

#146fbc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#146fbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 43.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.36% cyan, 40.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.5°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.1515

Complementary

  1. #146fbc
  2. #bc6114

Split complementary

  1. #146fbc
  2. #bc141b
  3. #bcb514

Analogous

  1. #14bcb5
  2. #146fbc
  3. #141bbc

Triadic

  1. #146fbc
  2. #bc146f
  3. #6fbc14

Tetradic

  1. #146fbc
  2. #6114bc
  3. #bc6114
  4. #6fbc14

Square

  1. #146fbc
  2. #b514bc
  3. #bc6114
  4. #1bbc14

Monochromatic

  1. #051d32
  2. #0d4677
  3. #146fbc
  4. #3396e9
  5. #78baf1

Shades

#146fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #146fbc
  2. #1264a9
  3. #105996
  4. #0e4e84
  5. #0c4371
  6. #0a385e
  7. #082c4b
  8. #062138
  9. #041626
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#146fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #146fbc
  2. #2c7dc3
  3. #438cc9
  4. #5b9ad0
  5. #72a9d7
  6. #8ab7de
  7. #a1c5e4
  8. #b9d4eb
  9. #d0e2f2
  10. #e8f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#146fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #146fbc
  2. #1f71b6
  3. #2a72b0
  4. #3474aa
  5. #3f76a4
  6. #4a789e
  7. #557998
  8. #607b92
  9. #6a7d8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4874bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c66bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00828c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a72be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #246abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-146fbc {
  color: #146fbc;
}
Background
.bg-146fbc {
  background-color: #146fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-146fbc {
  border: 2px solid #146fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #146fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 111 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-146fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #146fbc, #141bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-146fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 111 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.77 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.42 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.13 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.74 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.87 #eb9043 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

French Blue
#146fbc  rgb(20, 111, 188)  hsl(208, 81%, 41%)  French Blue
#bc6114  rgb(188, 97, 20)  hsl(28, 81%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bc146f  rgb(188, 20, 111)  hsl(328, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fbc14  rgb(111, 188, 20)  hsl(88, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green