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#196EBC

#196ebc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#196ebc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.7% cyan, 41.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 208.71°, 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #196ebc
  2. #bc6719

Split complementary

  1. #196ebc
  2. #bc191c
  3. #bcb819

Analogous

  1. #19bcb8
  2. #196ebc
  3. #191cbc

Triadic

  1. #196ebc
  2. #bc196e
  3. #6ebc19

Tetradic

  1. #196ebc
  2. #6719bc
  3. #bc6719
  4. #6ebc19

Square

  1. #196ebc
  2. #b819bc
  3. #bc6719
  4. #1cbc19

Monochromatic

  1. #071f35
  2. #104678
  3. #196ebc
  4. #3c94e5
  5. #80b9ee

Shades

#196ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #196ebc
  2. #1763a9
  3. #145896
  4. #124d84
  5. #0f4271
  6. #0d375e
  7. #0a2c4b
  8. #082138
  9. #051626
  10. #030b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#196ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #196ebc
  2. #307dc3
  3. #478bc9
  4. #5e9ad0
  5. #75a8d7
  6. #8cb7de
  7. #a3c5e4
  8. #bad4eb
  9. #d1e2f2
  10. #e8f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#196ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #196ebc
  2. #2370b6
  3. #2e72b0
  4. #3873aa
  5. #4275a4
  6. #4d779e
  7. #577998
  8. #617b92
  9. #6b7c8c
  10. #767e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4774bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a65ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00818c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3971be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2469bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007aa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-196ebc {
  color: #196ebc;
}
Background
.bg-196ebc {
  background-color: #196ebc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-196ebc {
  border: 2px solid #196ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #196ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 110 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-196ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #196ebc, #191cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-196ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 110 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.35 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.57 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.13 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.34 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.90 #e69143 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

French Blue
#196ebc  rgb(25, 110, 188)  hsl(209, 77%, 42%)  French Blue
#bc6719  rgb(188, 103, 25)  hsl(29, 77%, 42%)  Copper
#bc196e  rgb(188, 25, 110)  hsl(329, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#6ebc19  rgb(110, 188, 25)  hsl(89, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green