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#176EB2

#176eb2 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#176eb2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 43.14% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.08% cyan, 38.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 206.32°, with 77.11% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.74.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1455

Complementary

  1. #176eb2
  2. #b25b17

Split complementary

  1. #176eb2
  2. #b21721
  3. #b2a817

Analogous

  1. #17b2a8
  2. #176eb2
  3. #1721b2

Triadic

  1. #176eb2
  2. #b2176e
  3. #6eb217

Tetradic

  1. #176eb2
  2. #5b17b2
  3. #b25b17
  4. #6eb217

Square

  1. #176eb2
  2. #a817b2
  3. #b25b17
  4. #21b217

Monochromatic

  1. #051a2a
  2. #0e446e
  3. #176eb2
  4. #3196e4
  5. #75b8ed

Shades

#176eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #176eb2
  2. #1563a0
  3. #12588e
  4. #104d7d
  5. #0e426b
  6. #0c3759
  7. #092c47
  8. #072135
  9. #051624
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#176eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #176eb2
  2. #2e7dba
  3. #458bc1
  4. #5d9ac9
  5. #74a8d1
  6. #8bb7d9
  7. #a2c5e0
  8. #b9d4e8
  9. #d1e2f0
  10. #e8f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#176eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #176eb2
  2. #2270ad
  3. #2c72a8
  4. #3773a3
  5. #41759e
  6. #4c7799
  7. #567994
  8. #617b8f
  9. #6b7c8a
  10. #767e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d72b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3564b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e70b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c68b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00789a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-176eb2 {
  color: #176eb2;
}
Background
.bg-176eb2 {
  background-color: #176eb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-176eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #176eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #176eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 110 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-176eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #176eb2, #1721b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-176eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 110 178 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.74 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.62 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.92 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.02 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.31 #e8914d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#176eb2  rgb(23, 110, 178)  hsl(206, 77%, 39%)  French Blue
#b25b17  rgb(178, 91, 23)  hsl(26, 77%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#b2176e  rgb(178, 23, 110)  hsl(326, 77%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eb217  rgb(110, 178, 23)  hsl(86, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green