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#196EBA

#196eba ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#196eba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 43.14% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.56% cyan, 40.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 208.32°, with 76.3% saturation and 41.37% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.149

Complementary

  1. #196eba
  2. #ba6519

Split complementary

  1. #196eba
  2. #ba191e
  3. #bab519

Analogous

  1. #19bab5
  2. #196eba
  3. #191eba

Triadic

  1. #196eba
  2. #ba196e
  3. #6eba19

Tetradic

  1. #196eba
  2. #6519ba
  3. #ba6519
  4. #6eba19

Square

  1. #196eba
  2. #b519ba
  3. #ba6519
  4. #1eba19

Monochromatic

  1. #071e33
  2. #104677
  3. #196eba
  4. #3b94e5
  5. #7eb9ee

Shades

#196eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #196eba
  2. #1763a7
  3. #145895
  4. #124d82
  5. #0f4270
  6. #0d375d
  7. #0a2c4a
  8. #082138
  9. #051625
  10. #030b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#196eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #196eba
  2. #307dc1
  3. #478bc8
  4. #5e9acf
  5. #75a8d6
  6. #8cb7dd
  7. #a3c5e3
  8. #bad4ea
  9. #d1e2f1
  10. #e8f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#196eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #196eba
  2. #2370b4
  3. #2e72ae
  4. #3873a9
  5. #4275a3
  6. #4d779d
  7. #577997
  8. #617b91
  9. #6b7c8c
  10. #767e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566d92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4873bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d65b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a71bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2669b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-196eba {
  color: #196eba;
}
Background
.bg-196eba {
  background-color: #196eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-196eba {
  border: 2px solid #196eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #196eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 110 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-196eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #196eba, #191eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-196eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 110 186 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.73 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.05 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.00 #e69145 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

French Blue
#196eba  rgb(25, 110, 186)  hsl(208, 76%, 41%)  French Blue
#ba6519  rgb(186, 101, 25)  hsl(28, 76%, 41%)  Ginger
#ba196e  rgb(186, 25, 110)  hsl(328, 76%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6eba19  rgb(110, 186, 25)  hsl(88, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green