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#3789CB

#3789cb ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3789cb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 53.73% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.91% cyan, 32.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 206.76°, with 58.73% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2302

Complementary

  1. #3789cb
  2. #cb7937

Split complementary

  1. #3789cb
  2. #cb373f
  3. #cbc337

Analogous

  1. #37cbc3
  2. #3789cb
  3. #373fcb

Triadic

  1. #3789cb
  2. #cb3789
  3. #89cb37

Tetradic

  1. #3789cb
  2. #7937cb
  3. #cb7937
  4. #89cb37

Square

  1. #3789cb
  2. #c337cb
  3. #cb7937
  4. #3fcb37

Monochromatic

  1. #163853
  2. #256190
  3. #3789cb
  4. #74addb
  5. #b0d1eb

Shades

#3789cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3789cb
  2. #327bb7
  3. #2c6ea2
  4. #27608e
  5. #21527a
  6. #1c4566
  7. #163751
  8. #11293d
  9. #0b1b29
  10. #060e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3789cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3789cb
  2. #4b95d0
  3. #5fa1d5
  4. #73acdb
  5. #87b8e0
  6. #9bc4e5
  7. #afd0ea
  8. #c3dcef
  9. #d7e7f5
  10. #ebf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3789cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3789cb
  2. #3e88c4
  3. #4687bc
  4. #4d86b5
  5. #5485ad
  6. #5c85a6
  7. #63849e
  8. #6a8397
  9. #71828f
  10. #798188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d86a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b8cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a8bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b82ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3789cb {
  color: #3789cb;
}
Background
.bg-3789cb {
  background-color: #3789cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3789cb {
  border: 2px solid #3789cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3789cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 137 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3789cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3789cb, #373fcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3789cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 137 203 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.35 #c87634 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#3789cb  rgb(55, 137, 203)  hsl(207, 59%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#cb7937  rgb(203, 121, 55)  hsl(27, 59%, 51%)  Ochre
#cb3789  rgb(203, 55, 137)  hsl(327, 59%, 51%)  Mulberry
#89cb37  rgb(137, 203, 55)  hsl(87, 59%, 51%)  Yellow Green