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#1791EF

#1791ef ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1791ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 56.86% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.38% cyan, 39.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 206.11°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.2666

Complementary

  1. #1791ef
  2. #ef7517

Split complementary

  1. #1791ef
  2. #ef1725
  3. #efe117

Analogous

  1. #17efe1
  2. #1791ef
  3. #1725ef

Triadic

  1. #1791ef
  2. #ef1791
  3. #91ef17

Tetradic

  1. #1791ef
  2. #7517ef
  3. #ef7517
  4. #91ef17

Square

  1. #1791ef
  2. #e117ef
  3. #ef7517
  4. #25ef17

Monochromatic

  1. #073d66
  2. #0c67ae
  3. #1791ef
  4. #5fb3f4
  5. #a6d5f9

Shades

#1791ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1791ef
  2. #1583d7
  3. #1274bf
  4. #1066a7
  5. #0e578f
  6. #0c4978
  7. #093a60
  8. #072c48
  9. #051d30
  10. #020f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#1791ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1791ef
  2. #2e9cf1
  3. #45a7f2
  4. #5db2f4
  5. #74bdf5
  6. #8bc8f7
  7. #a2d3f9
  8. #b9defa
  9. #d1e9fc
  10. #e8f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1791ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1791ef
  2. #228fe4
  3. #2c8ed9
  4. #378cce
  5. #418ac3
  6. #4c89b8
  7. #5687ac
  8. #6185a1
  9. #6b8396
  10. #76828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708fbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6297f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f85ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e95f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #338aee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1791ef {
  color: #1791ef;
}
Background
.bg-1791ef {
  background-color: #1791ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1791ef {
  border: 2px solid #1791ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1791ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 145 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1791ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1791ef, #1725ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1791ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 145 239 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.55 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.49 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.29 #e86e10 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#1791ef  rgb(23, 145, 239)  hsl(206, 87%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#ef7517  rgb(239, 117, 23)  hsl(26, 87%, 51%)  Pumpkin
#ef1791  rgb(239, 23, 145)  hsl(326, 87%, 51%)  Deep Pink
#91ef17  rgb(145, 239, 23)  hsl(86, 87%, 51%)  Lawn Green