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#216BB3

#216bb3 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#216bb3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 41.96% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.56% cyan, 40.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 209.59°, with 68.87% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #216bb3
  2. #b36921

Split complementary

  1. #216bb3
  2. #b32122
  3. #b3b221

Analogous

  1. #21b3b2
  2. #216bb3
  3. #2122b3

Triadic

  1. #216bb3
  2. #b3216b
  3. #6bb321

Tetradic

  1. #216bb3
  2. #6921b3
  3. #b36921
  4. #6bb321

Square

  1. #216bb3
  2. #b221b3
  3. #b36921
  4. #22b321

Monochromatic

  1. #091e32
  2. #154472
  3. #216bb3
  4. #4491dd
  5. #85b7e8

Shades

#216bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216bb3
  2. #1e60a1
  3. #1a568f
  4. #174b7d
  5. #14406b
  6. #11365a
  7. #0d2b48
  8. #0a2036
  9. #071524
  10. #030b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#216bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216bb3
  2. #377abb
  3. #4d89c2
  4. #6497ca
  5. #7aa6d1
  6. #90b5d9
  7. #a6c4e1
  8. #bcd3e8
  9. #d3e1f0
  10. #e9f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216bb3
  2. #2b6dae
  3. #346fa9
  4. #3e71a4
  5. #47739f
  6. #51769a
  7. #5a7894
  8. #647a8f
  9. #6d7c8a
  10. #777e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4870b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3063b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c6eb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b66b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00769a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-216bb3 {
  color: #216bb3;
}
Background
.bg-216bb3 {
  background-color: #216bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-216bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #216bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 107 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 69% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216bb3, #2122b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 107 179 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.29 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.94 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.99 #de944c Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#216bb3  rgb(33, 107, 179)  hsl(210, 69%, 42%)  French Blue
#b36921  rgb(179, 105, 33)  hsl(30, 69%, 42%)  Ginger
#b3216b  rgb(179, 33, 107)  hsl(330, 69%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bb321  rgb(107, 179, 33)  hsl(90, 69%, 42%)  Kelly Green