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#1676C2

#1676c2 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1676c2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 46.27% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.66% cyan, 39.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 206.51°, with 79.63% saturation and 42.35% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #1676c2
  2. #c26216

Split complementary

  1. #1676c2
  2. #c21620
  3. #c2b816

Analogous

  1. #16c2b8
  2. #1676c2
  3. #1620c2

Triadic

  1. #1676c2
  2. #c21676
  3. #76c216

Tetradic

  1. #1676c2
  2. #6216c2
  3. #c26216
  4. #76c216

Square

  1. #1676c2
  2. #b816c2
  3. #c26216
  4. #20c216

Monochromatic

  1. #062239
  2. #0e4c7d
  3. #1676c2
  4. #3c9ce9
  5. #80bff1

Shades

#1676c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1676c2
  2. #146aaf
  3. #125e9b
  4. #0f5388
  5. #0d4774
  6. #0b3b61
  7. #092f4e
  8. #07233a
  9. #041827
  10. #020c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1676c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1676c2
  2. #2d84c8
  3. #4591ce
  4. #5c9fd4
  5. #73adda
  6. #8bbbe1
  7. #a2c8e7
  8. #b9d6ed
  9. #d0e4f3
  10. #e8f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1676c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1676c2
  2. #2177bb
  3. #2b78b5
  4. #3679ae
  5. #407aa8
  6. #4b7ba1
  7. #567c9a
  8. #607d94
  9. #6b7e8d
  10. #757f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #517bc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #356cc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4079c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c70c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1676c2 {
  color: #1676c2;
}
Background
.bg-1676c2 {
  background-color: #1676c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1676c2 {
  border: 2px solid #1676c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1676c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 118 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1676c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1676c2, #1620c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1676c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 118 194 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.86 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.87 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.21 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.95 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.89 #e9893d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

French Blue
#1676c2  rgb(22, 118, 194)  hsl(207, 80%, 42%)  French Blue
#c26216  rgb(194, 98, 22)  hsl(27, 80%, 42%)  Chocolate
#c21676  rgb(194, 22, 118)  hsl(327, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#76c216  rgb(118, 194, 22)  hsl(87, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green