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#196CBB

#196cbb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#196cbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 42.35% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.63% cyan, 42.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 209.26°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.1452

Complementary

  1. #196cbb
  2. #bb6819

Split complementary

  1. #196cbb
  2. #bb191b
  3. #bbb919

Analogous

  1. #19bbb9
  2. #196cbb
  3. #191bbb

Triadic

  1. #196cbb
  2. #bb196c
  3. #6cbb19

Tetradic

  1. #196cbb
  2. #6819bb
  3. #bb6819
  4. #6cbb19

Square

  1. #196cbb
  2. #b919bb
  3. #bb6819
  4. #1bbb19

Monochromatic

  1. #071e34
  2. #104578
  3. #196cbb
  4. #3c92e5
  5. #7fb8ee

Shades

#196cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #196cbb
  2. #1761a8
  3. #145696
  4. #124c83
  5. #0f4170
  6. #0d365e
  7. #0a2b4b
  8. #082038
  9. #051625
  10. #030b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#196cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #196cbb
  2. #307bc2
  3. #4789c9
  4. #5e98cf
  5. #75a7d6
  6. #8cb6dd
  7. #a3c4e4
  8. #bad3eb
  9. #d1e2f1
  10. #e8f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#196cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #196cbb
  2. #236eb5
  3. #2e70af
  4. #3872a9
  5. #4274a3
  6. #4d769e
  7. #577898
  8. #617a92
  9. #6b7c8c
  10. #767e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556b92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4472be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2664b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3770bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2167ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-196cbb {
  color: #196cbb;
}
Background
.bg-196cbb {
  background-color: #196cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-196cbb {
  border: 2px solid #196cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #196cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 108 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-196cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #196cbb, #191bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-196cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 108 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.18 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.89 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.51 #e69344 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#196cbb  rgb(25, 108, 187)  hsl(209, 76%, 42%)  French Blue
#bb6819  rgb(187, 104, 25)  hsl(29, 76%, 42%)  Ginger
#bb196c  rgb(187, 25, 108)  hsl(329, 76%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6cbb19  rgb(108, 187, 25)  hsl(89, 76%, 42%)  Kelly Green