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#2575B2

#2575b2 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2575b2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 45.88% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.21% cyan, 34.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 205.96°, with 65.58% saturation and 42.16% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1633

Complementary

  1. #2575b2
  2. #b26225

Split complementary

  1. #2575b2
  2. #b2252e
  3. #b2a925

Analogous

  1. #25b2a9
  2. #2575b2
  3. #252eb2

Triadic

  1. #2575b2
  2. #b22575
  3. #75b225

Tetradic

  1. #2575b2
  2. #6225b2
  3. #b26225
  4. #75b225

Square

  1. #2575b2
  2. #a925b2
  3. #b26225
  4. #2eb225

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2233
  2. #184b73
  3. #2575b2
  4. #4a9bd9
  5. #89bee7

Shades

#2575b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2575b2
  2. #2169a0
  3. #1e5e8e
  4. #1a527d
  5. #16466b
  6. #133b59
  7. #0f2f47
  8. #0b2335
  9. #071724
  10. #040c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2575b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2575b2
  2. #3b83ba
  3. #5191c1
  4. #669ec9
  5. #7cacd1
  6. #92bad9
  7. #a8c8e0
  8. #bed6e8
  9. #d3e3f0
  10. #e9f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2575b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2575b2
  2. #2e76ad
  3. #3777a8
  4. #4078a3
  5. #49799e
  6. #537b99
  7. #5c7c94
  8. #657d8f
  9. #6e7e8a
  10. #777f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b728f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5978b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00848b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4977b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a6fb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007e9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2575b2 {
  color: #2575b2;
}
Background
.bg-2575b2 {
  background-color: #2575b2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2575b2 {
  border: 2px solid #2575b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2575b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 117 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 66% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2575b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2575b2, #252eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2575b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 117 178 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.60 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.78 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.35 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.87 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.32 #da8a4d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

French Blue
#2575b2  rgb(37, 117, 178)  hsl(206, 66%, 42%)  French Blue
#b26225  rgb(178, 98, 37)  hsl(26, 66%, 42%)  Ginger
#b22575  rgb(178, 37, 117)  hsl(326, 66%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#75b225  rgb(117, 178, 37)  hsl(86, 66%, 42%)  Apple Green