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#1479BB

#1479bb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1479bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 47.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.3% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 203.71°, with 80.68% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #1479bb
  2. #bb5614

Split complementary

  1. #1479bb
  2. #bb1426
  3. #bbaa14

Analogous

  1. #14bbaa
  2. #1479bb
  3. #1426bb

Triadic

  1. #1479bb
  2. #bb1479
  3. #79bb14

Tetradic

  1. #1479bb
  2. #5614bb
  3. #bb5614
  4. #79bb14

Square

  1. #1479bb
  2. #aa14bb
  3. #bb5614
  4. #26bb14

Monochromatic

  1. #052031
  2. #0d4c76
  3. #1479bb
  4. #32a1e9
  5. #77c1f1

Shades

#1479bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1479bb
  2. #126da8
  3. #106196
  4. #0e5583
  5. #0c4970
  6. #0a3d5e
  7. #08304b
  8. #062438
  9. #041825
  10. #020c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1479bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1479bb
  2. #2c86c2
  3. #4394c9
  4. #5ba1cf
  5. #72afd6
  6. #8abcdd
  7. #a1c9e4
  8. #b9d7eb
  9. #d0e4f1
  10. #e8f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1479bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1479bb
  2. #1f7ab5
  3. #2a7aaf
  4. #347ba9
  5. #3f7ca3
  6. #4a7d9e
  7. #557d98
  8. #607e92
  9. #6a7f8c
  10. #757f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #597cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #426dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #477bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3572ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1479bb {
  color: #1479bb;
}
Background
.bg-1479bb {
  background-color: #1479bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1479bb {
  border: 2px solid #1479bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1479bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 121 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1479bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1479bb, #1426bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1479bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 121 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.01 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.56 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.98 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.74 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.63 #eb8644 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

French Blue
#1479bb  rgb(20, 121, 187)  hsl(204, 81%, 41%)  French Blue
#bb5614  rgb(187, 86, 20)  hsl(24, 81%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bb1479  rgb(187, 20, 121)  hsl(324, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#79bb14  rgb(121, 187, 20)  hsl(84, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green