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#186DBD

#186dbd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#186dbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 42.75% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.3% cyan, 42.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 209.09°, with 77.46% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #186dbd
  2. #bd6818

Split complementary

  1. #186dbd
  2. #bd181b
  3. #bdba18

Analogous

  1. #18bdba
  2. #186dbd
  3. #181bbd

Triadic

  1. #186dbd
  2. #bd186d
  3. #6dbd18

Tetradic

  1. #186dbd
  2. #6818bd
  3. #bd6818
  4. #6dbd18

Square

  1. #186dbd
  2. #ba18bd
  3. #bd6818
  4. #1bbd18

Monochromatic

  1. #071f35
  2. #0f4679
  3. #186dbd
  4. #3b93e6
  5. #7fb9ef

Shades

#186dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #186dbd
  2. #1662aa
  3. #135797
  4. #114c84
  5. #0e4171
  6. #0c375f
  7. #0a2c4c
  8. #072139
  9. #051626
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#186dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #186dbd
  2. #2f7cc4
  3. #468aca
  4. #5d99d1
  5. #74a7d7
  6. #8cb6de
  7. #a3c5e5
  8. #bad3eb
  9. #d1e2f2
  10. #e8f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#186dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #186dbd
  2. #226fb7
  3. #2d71b1
  4. #3773ab
  5. #4275a5
  6. #4c779f
  7. #567898
  8. #617a92
  9. #6b7c8c
  10. #767e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4473c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2665bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3771bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2168bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-186dbd {
  color: #186dbd;
}
Background
.bg-186dbd {
  background-color: #186dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-186dbd {
  border: 2px solid #186dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #186dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 109 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-186dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #186dbd, #181bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-186dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 109 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.76 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.78 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.08 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.15 #e79242 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#186dbd  rgb(24, 109, 189)  hsl(209, 77%, 42%)  French Blue
#bd6818  rgb(189, 104, 24)  hsl(29, 77%, 42%)  Copper
#bd186d  rgb(189, 24, 109)  hsl(329, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#6dbd18  rgb(109, 189, 24)  hsl(89, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green