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#256DAD

#256dad ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#256dad is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 42.75% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.61% cyan, 36.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 64.76% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1435

Complementary

  1. #256dad
  2. #ad6525

Split complementary

  1. #256dad
  2. #ad2529
  3. #ada925

Analogous

  1. #25ada9
  2. #256dad
  3. #2529ad

Triadic

  1. #256dad
  2. #ad256d
  3. #6dad25

Tetradic

  1. #256dad
  2. #6525ad
  3. #ad6525
  4. #6dad25

Square

  1. #256dad
  2. #a925ad
  3. #ad6525
  4. #29ad25

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1e2f
  2. #18456e
  3. #256dad
  4. #4794d8
  5. #86b8e5

Shades

#256dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256dad
  2. #21629c
  3. #1e578a
  4. #1a4c79
  5. #164168
  6. #133757
  7. #0f2c45
  8. #0b2134
  9. #071623
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#256dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256dad
  2. #3b7cb5
  3. #518abd
  4. #6699c6
  5. #7ca7ce
  6. #92b6d6
  7. #a8c5de
  8. #bed3e6
  9. #d3e2ef
  10. #e9f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256dad
  2. #2e6fa9
  3. #3771a4
  4. #4073a0
  5. #49759b
  6. #537797
  7. #5c7892
  8. #657a8e
  9. #6e7c89
  10. #777e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566b8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f71b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b64ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #426faf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3368ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256dad {
  color: #256dad;
}
Background
.bg-256dad {
  background-color: #256dad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-256dad {
  border: 2px solid #256dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 109 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 65% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256dad, #2529ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 109 173 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.55 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.37 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.35 #da9252 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#256dad  rgb(37, 109, 173)  hsl(208, 65%, 41%)  French Blue
#ad6525  rgb(173, 101, 37)  hsl(28, 65%, 41%)  Ginger
#ad256d  rgb(173, 37, 109)  hsl(328, 65%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6dad25  rgb(109, 173, 37)  hsl(88, 65%, 41%)  Kelly Green