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#216BB5

#216bb5 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#216bb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.77% cyan, 40.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 69.16% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #216bb5
  2. #b56b21

Split complementary

  1. #216bb5
  2. #b52121
  3. #b5b521

Analogous

  1. #21b5b5
  2. #216bb5
  3. #2121b5

Triadic

  1. #216bb5
  2. #b5216b
  3. #6bb521

Tetradic

  1. #216bb5
  2. #6b21b5
  3. #b56b21
  4. #6bb521

Square

  1. #216bb5
  2. #b521b5
  3. #b56b21
  4. #21b521

Monochromatic

  1. #091e34
  2. #154574
  3. #216bb5
  4. #4591dd
  5. #86b7e9

Shades

#216bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216bb5
  2. #1e60a3
  3. #1a5691
  4. #174b7f
  5. #14406d
  6. #11365b
  7. #0d2b48
  8. #0a2036
  9. #071524
  10. #030b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#216bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216bb5
  2. #377abc
  3. #4d89c4
  4. #6497cb
  5. #7aa6d3
  6. #90b5da
  7. #a6c4e1
  8. #bcd3e9
  9. #d3e1f0
  10. #e9f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216bb5
  2. #2b6db0
  3. #346faa
  4. #3e71a5
  5. #4773a0
  6. #51769b
  7. #5a7895
  8. #647a90
  9. #6d7c8b
  10. #777e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4770b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e63b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b6eb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2966b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00769c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-216bb5 {
  color: #216bb5;
}
Background
.bg-216bb5 {
  background-color: #216bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-216bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #216bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 107 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 69% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216bb5, #2121b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 107 181 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.39 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.90 #de944a Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#216bb5  rgb(33, 107, 181)  hsl(210, 69%, 42%)  French Blue
#b56b21  rgb(181, 107, 33)  hsl(30, 69%, 42%)  Copper
#b5216b  rgb(181, 33, 107)  hsl(330, 69%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bb521  rgb(107, 181, 33)  hsl(90, 69%, 42%)  Kelly Green