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#167BBD

#167bbd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#167bbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 48.24% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.36% cyan, 34.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 203.71°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1801

Complementary

  1. #167bbd
  2. #bd5816

Split complementary

  1. #167bbd
  2. #bd1628
  3. #bdab16

Analogous

  1. #16bdab
  2. #167bbd
  3. #1628bd

Triadic

  1. #167bbd
  2. #bd167b
  3. #7bbd16

Tetradic

  1. #167bbd
  2. #5816bd
  3. #bd5816
  4. #7bbd16

Square

  1. #167bbd
  2. #ab16bd
  3. #bd5816
  4. #28bd16

Monochromatic

  1. #062234
  2. #0e4e78
  3. #167bbd
  4. #38a2e8
  5. #7cc2f0

Shades

#167bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #167bbd
  2. #146faa
  3. #126297
  4. #0f5684
  5. #0d4a71
  6. #0b3e5f
  7. #09314c
  8. #072539
  9. #041926
  10. #020c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#167bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #167bbd
  2. #2d88c4
  3. #4595ca
  4. #5ca3d1
  5. #73b0d7
  6. #8bbdde
  7. #a2cae5
  8. #b9d7eb
  9. #d0e5f2
  10. #e8f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#167bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #167bbd
  2. #217cb7
  3. #2b7cb1
  4. #367dab
  5. #407da5
  6. #4b7e9f
  7. #567e98
  8. #607f92
  9. #6b7f8c
  10. #758086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e7897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3774bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-167bbd {
  color: #167bbd;
}
Background
.bg-167bbd {
  background-color: #167bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-167bbd {
  border: 2px solid #167bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #167bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 123 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-167bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #167bbd, #1628bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-167bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 123 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.44 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.36 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.40 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.95 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.01 #e98442 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#167bbd  rgb(22, 123, 189)  hsl(204, 79%, 41%)  French Blue
#bd5816  rgb(189, 88, 22)  hsl(24, 79%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bd167b  rgb(189, 22, 123)  hsl(324, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bbd16  rgb(123, 189, 22)  hsl(84, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green