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#236EB5

#236eb5 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#236eb5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 43.14% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.66% cyan, 39.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 209.18°, with 67.59% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.1485

Complementary

  1. #236eb5
  2. #b56a23

Split complementary

  1. #236eb5
  2. #b52325
  3. #b5b323

Analogous

  1. #23b5b3
  2. #236eb5
  3. #2325b5

Triadic

  1. #236eb5
  2. #b5236e
  3. #6eb523

Tetradic

  1. #236eb5
  2. #6a23b5
  3. #b56a23
  4. #6eb523

Square

  1. #236eb5
  2. #b323b5
  3. #b56a23
  4. #25b523

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2035
  2. #174775
  3. #236eb5
  4. #4994dc
  5. #89bae8

Shades

#236eb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #236eb5
  2. #2063a3
  3. #1c5891
  4. #194d7f
  5. #15426d
  6. #12375b
  7. #0e2c48
  8. #0b2136
  9. #071624
  10. #040b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#236eb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #236eb5
  2. #397dbc
  3. #4f8bc4
  4. #659acb
  5. #7ba8d3
  6. #91b7da
  7. #a7c5e1
  8. #bdd4e9
  9. #d3e2f0
  10. #e9f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#236eb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #236eb5
  2. #2c70b0
  3. #3672aa
  4. #3f73a5
  5. #4875a0
  6. #52779b
  7. #5b7995
  8. #647b90
  9. #6d7c8b
  10. #777e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c73b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3565b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f71b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e69b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00799c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-236eb5 {
  color: #236eb5;
}
Background
.bg-236eb5 {
  background-color: #236eb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-236eb5 {
  border: 2px solid #236eb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #236eb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 110 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 68% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-236eb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236eb5, #2325b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-236eb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 110 181 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.37 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.07 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.82 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.00 #dc914a Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#236eb5  rgb(35, 110, 181)  hsl(209, 68%, 42%)  French Blue
#b56a23  rgb(181, 106, 35)  hsl(29, 68%, 42%)  Copper
#b5236e  rgb(181, 35, 110)  hsl(329, 68%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eb523  rgb(110, 181, 35)  hsl(89, 68%, 42%)  Kelly Green