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#1976AC

#1976ac ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1976ac is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 46.27% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.47% cyan, 31.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 202.04°, with 74.62% saturation and 38.63% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1614

Complementary

  1. #1976ac
  2. #ac4f19

Split complementary

  1. #1976ac
  2. #ac192d
  3. #ac9919

Analogous

  1. #19ac99
  2. #1976ac
  3. #192dac

Triadic

  1. #1976ac
  2. #ac1976
  3. #76ac19

Tetradic

  1. #1976ac
  2. #4f19ac
  3. #ac4f19
  4. #76ac19

Square

  1. #1976ac
  2. #9919ac
  3. #ac4f19
  4. #2dac19

Monochromatic

  1. #061a26
  2. #0f4869
  3. #1976ac
  4. #31a0e1
  5. #73bfeb

Shades

#1976ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1976ac
  2. #176a9b
  3. #145e8a
  4. #125378
  5. #0f4767
  6. #0d3b56
  7. #0a2f45
  8. #082334
  9. #051822
  10. #030c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#1976ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1976ac
  2. #3084b4
  3. #4791bd
  4. #5e9fc5
  5. #75adcd
  6. #8cbbd6
  7. #a3c8de
  8. #bad6e6
  9. #d1e4ee
  10. #e8f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1976ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1976ac
  2. #2377a8
  3. #2e78a3
  4. #38799f
  5. #427a9a
  6. #4d7b96
  7. #577c92
  8. #617d8d
  9. #6b7e89
  10. #767f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59728c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c77ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #486aab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a77ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b6fab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007e98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1976ac {
  color: #1976ac;
}
Background
.bg-1976ac {
  background-color: #1976ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1976ac {
  border: 2px solid #1976ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1976ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 118 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1976ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1976ac, #192dac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1976ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 118 172 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.30 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.53 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.67 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.68 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.39 #e68953 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

French Blue
#1976ac  rgb(25, 118, 172)  hsl(202, 75%, 39%)  French Blue
#ac4f19  rgb(172, 79, 25)  hsl(22, 75%, 39%)  Sienna
#ac1976  rgb(172, 25, 118)  hsl(322, 75%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#76ac19  rgb(118, 172, 25)  hsl(82, 75%, 39%)  Apple Green