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#227BBD

#227bbd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#227bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 34.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 205.55°, with 69.51% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.1818

Complementary

  1. #227bbd
  2. #bd6422

Split complementary

  1. #227bbd
  2. #bd222d
  3. #bdb222

Analogous

  1. #22bdb2
  2. #227bbd
  3. #222dbd

Triadic

  1. #227bbd
  2. #bd227b
  3. #7bbd22

Tetradic

  1. #227bbd
  2. #6422bd
  3. #bd6422
  4. #7bbd22

Square

  1. #227bbd
  2. #b222bd
  3. #bd6422
  4. #2dbd22

Monochromatic

  1. #0b273b
  2. #16517c
  3. #227bbd
  4. #4da1df
  5. #8dc3eb

Shades

#227bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #227bbd
  2. #1f6faa
  3. #1b6297
  4. #185684
  5. #144a71
  6. #113e5f
  7. #0e314c
  8. #0a2539
  9. #071926
  10. #030c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#227bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #227bbd
  2. #3888c4
  3. #4e95ca
  4. #64a3d1
  5. #7ab0d7
  6. #91bdde
  7. #a7cae5
  8. #bdd7eb
  9. #d3e5f2
  10. #e9f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#227bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #227bbd
  2. #2b7cb7
  3. #357cb1
  4. #3e7dab
  5. #487da5
  6. #517e9f
  7. #5a7e98
  8. #647f92
  9. #6d7f8c
  10. #778086
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c7ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4570bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b7dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a75bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-227bbd {
  color: #227bbd;
}
Background
.bg-227bbd {
  background-color: #227bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-227bbd {
  border: 2px solid #227bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #227bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 123 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-227bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227bbd, #222dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-227bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 123 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.61 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.64 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.90 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.45 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.58 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.66 #dd8442 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#227bbd  rgb(34, 123, 189)  hsl(206, 70%, 44%)  French Blue
#bd6422  rgb(189, 100, 34)  hsl(26, 70%, 44%)  Chocolate
#bd227b  rgb(189, 34, 123)  hsl(326, 70%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bbd22  rgb(123, 189, 34)  hsl(86, 70%, 44%)  Apple Green