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#147BC2

#147bc2 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147bc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 48.24% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.69% cyan, 36.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 204.48°, with 81.31% saturation and 41.96% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #147bc2
  2. #c25b14

Split complementary

  1. #147bc2
  2. #c21424
  3. #c2b214

Analogous

  1. #14c2b2
  2. #147bc2
  3. #1424c2

Triadic

  1. #147bc2
  2. #c2147b
  3. #7bc214

Tetradic

  1. #147bc2
  2. #5b14c2
  3. #c25b14
  4. #7bc214

Square

  1. #147bc2
  2. #b214c2
  3. #c25b14
  4. #24c214

Monochromatic

  1. #062337
  2. #0d4f7d
  3. #147bc2
  4. #38a2ea
  5. #7dc2f2

Shades

#147bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147bc2
  2. #126faf
  3. #10629b
  4. #0e5688
  5. #0c4a74
  6. #0a3e61
  7. #08314e
  8. #06253a
  9. #041927
  10. #020c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#147bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147bc2
  2. #2c88c8
  3. #4395ce
  4. #5ba3d4
  5. #72b0da
  6. #8abde1
  7. #a1cae7
  8. #b9d7ed
  9. #d0e5f3
  10. #e8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147bc2
  2. #1f7cbb
  3. #2a7cb5
  4. #347dae
  5. #3f7da8
  6. #4a7ea1
  7. #557e9a
  8. #607f94
  9. #6a7f8d
  10. #758087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e789a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #597ec5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f70c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #477dc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3374c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147bc2 {
  color: #147bc2;
}
Background
.bg-147bc2 {
  background-color: #147bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-147bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #147bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 123 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 81% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147bc2, #1424c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 123 194 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.85 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.86 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.01 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.54 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.68 #eb843d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#147bc2  rgb(20, 123, 194)  hsl(204, 81%, 42%)  French Blue
#c25b14  rgb(194, 91, 20)  hsl(24, 81%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#c2147b  rgb(194, 20, 123)  hsl(324, 81%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bc214  rgb(123, 194, 20)  hsl(84, 81%, 42%)  Yellow Green