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#196DBC

#196dbc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#196dbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 42.75% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.7% cyan, 42.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 209.08°, with 76.53% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.1477

Complementary

  1. #196dbc
  2. #bc6819

Split complementary

  1. #196dbc
  2. #bc191b
  3. #bcb919

Analogous

  1. #19bcb9
  2. #196dbc
  3. #191bbc

Triadic

  1. #196dbc
  2. #bc196d
  3. #6dbc19

Tetradic

  1. #196dbc
  2. #6819bc
  3. #bc6819
  4. #6dbc19

Square

  1. #196dbc
  2. #b919bc
  3. #bc6819
  4. #1bbc19

Monochromatic

  1. #071f35
  2. #104678
  3. #196dbc
  4. #3c93e5
  5. #80b9ee

Shades

#196dbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #196dbc
  2. #1762a9
  3. #145796
  4. #124c84
  5. #0f4171
  6. #0d375e
  7. #0a2c4b
  8. #082138
  9. #051626
  10. #030b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#196dbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #196dbc
  2. #307cc3
  3. #478ac9
  4. #5e99d0
  5. #75a7d7
  6. #8cb6de
  7. #a3c5e4
  8. #bad3eb
  9. #d1e2f2
  10. #e8f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#196dbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #196dbc
  2. #236fb6
  3. #2e71b0
  4. #3873aa
  5. #4275a4
  6. #4d779e
  7. #577898
  8. #617a92
  9. #6b7c8c
  10. #767e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4573bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2765ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3871be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2268bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-196dbc {
  color: #196dbc;
}
Background
.bg-196dbc {
  background-color: #196dbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-196dbc {
  border: 2px solid #196dbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #196dbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 109 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-196dbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #196dbc, #191bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-196dbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 109 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.84 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.94 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.02 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.18 #e69243 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#196dbc  rgb(25, 109, 188)  hsl(209, 77%, 42%)  French Blue
#bc6819  rgb(188, 104, 25)  hsl(29, 77%, 42%)  Copper
#bc196d  rgb(188, 25, 109)  hsl(329, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#6dbc19  rgb(109, 188, 25)  hsl(89, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green