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#1979BF

#1979bf ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1979bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 47.45% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.91% cyan, 36.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.3°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.1764

Complementary

  1. #1979bf
  2. #bf5f19

Split complementary

  1. #1979bf
  2. #bf1926
  3. #bfb219

Analogous

  1. #19bfb2
  2. #1979bf
  3. #1926bf

Triadic

  1. #1979bf
  2. #bf1979
  3. #79bf19

Tetradic

  1. #1979bf
  2. #5f19bf
  3. #bf5f19
  4. #79bf19

Square

  1. #1979bf
  2. #b219bf
  3. #bf5f19
  4. #26bf19

Monochromatic

  1. #072338
  2. #104e7b
  3. #1979bf
  4. #3f9fe6
  5. #82c1ef

Shades

#1979bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1979bf
  2. #176dac
  3. #146199
  4. #125586
  5. #0f4973
  6. #0d3d60
  7. #0a304c
  8. #082439
  9. #051826
  10. #030c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1979bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1979bf
  2. #3086c5
  3. #4794cc
  4. #5ea1d2
  5. #75afd9
  6. #8cbcdf
  7. #a3c9e5
  8. #bad7ec
  9. #d1e4f2
  10. #e8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1979bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1979bf
  2. #237ab9
  3. #2e7ab2
  4. #387bac
  5. #427ca6
  6. #4d7da0
  7. #577d99
  8. #617e93
  9. #6b7f8d
  10. #767f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #577cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f6ebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #467bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3373be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1979bf {
  color: #1979bf;
}
Background
.bg-1979bf {
  background-color: #1979bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1979bf {
  border: 2px solid #1979bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1979bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 121 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1979bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1979bf, #1926bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1979bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 121 191 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.84 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.36 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.84 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.59 #e68640 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

French Blue
#1979bf  rgb(25, 121, 191)  hsl(205, 77%, 42%)  French Blue
#bf5f19  rgb(191, 95, 25)  hsl(25, 77%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#bf1979  rgb(191, 25, 121)  hsl(325, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#79bf19  rgb(121, 191, 25)  hsl(85, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green