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#227BBB

#227bbb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#227bbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 48.24% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 34.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 205.1°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #227bbb
  2. #bb6222

Split complementary

  1. #227bbb
  2. #bb222e
  3. #bbae22

Analogous

  1. #22bbae
  2. #227bbb
  3. #222ebb

Triadic

  1. #227bbb
  2. #bb227b
  3. #7bbb22

Tetradic

  1. #227bbb
  2. #6222bb
  3. #bb6222
  4. #7bbb22

Square

  1. #227bbb
  2. #ae22bb
  3. #bb6222
  4. #2ebb22

Monochromatic

  1. #0a263a
  2. #16507a
  3. #227bbb
  4. #4ba1de
  5. #8cc3ea

Shades

#227bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #227bbb
  2. #1f6fa8
  3. #1b6296
  4. #185683
  5. #144a70
  6. #113e5e
  7. #0e314b
  8. #0a2538
  9. #071925
  10. #030c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#227bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #227bbb
  2. #3888c2
  3. #4e95c9
  4. #64a3cf
  5. #7ab0d6
  6. #91bddd
  7. #a7cae4
  8. #bdd7eb
  9. #d3e5f1
  10. #e9f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#227bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #227bbb
  2. #2b7cb5
  3. #357caf
  4. #3e7da9
  5. #487da3
  6. #517e9e
  7. #5a7e98
  8. #647f92
  9. #6d7f8c
  10. #778086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d7ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4770ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c7dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b74ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-227bbb {
  color: #227bbb;
}
Background
.bg-227bbb {
  background-color: #227bbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-227bbb {
  border: 2px solid #227bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #227bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 123 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-227bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227bbb, #222ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-227bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 123 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.15 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.08 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.86 #dd8444 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#227bbb  rgb(34, 123, 187)  hsl(205, 69%, 43%)  French Blue
#bb6222  rgb(187, 98, 34)  hsl(25, 69%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#bb227b  rgb(187, 34, 123)  hsl(325, 69%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bbb22  rgb(123, 187, 34)  hsl(85, 69%, 43%)  Apple Green