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#216EAD

#216ead ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#216ead is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 43.14% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.92% cyan, 36.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 207°, with 67.96% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #216ead
  2. #ad6021

Split complementary

  1. #216ead
  2. #ad2128
  3. #ada621

Analogous

  1. #21ada6
  2. #216ead
  3. #2128ad

Triadic

  1. #216ead
  2. #ad216e
  3. #6ead21

Tetradic

  1. #216ead
  2. #6021ad
  3. #ad6021
  4. #6ead21

Square

  1. #216ead
  2. #a621ad
  3. #ad6021
  4. #28ad21

Monochromatic

  1. #081c2d
  2. #15456d
  3. #216ead
  4. #4095db
  5. #80b9e7

Shades

#216ead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216ead
  2. #1e639c
  3. #1a588a
  4. #174d79
  5. #144268
  6. #113757
  7. #0d2c45
  8. #0a2134
  9. #071623
  10. #030b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#216ead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216ead
  2. #377db5
  3. #4d8bbd
  4. #649ac6
  5. #7aa8ce
  6. #90b7d6
  7. #a6c5de
  8. #bcd4e6
  9. #d3e2ef
  10. #e9f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216ead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216ead
  2. #2b70a9
  3. #3472a4
  4. #3e73a0
  5. #47759b
  6. #517797
  7. #5a7992
  8. #647b8e
  9. #6d7c89
  10. #777e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5071b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c65ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4270af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3368ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-216ead {
  color: #216ead;
}
Background
.bg-216ead {
  background-color: #216ead;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-216ead {
  border: 2px solid #216ead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216ead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 110 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 68% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216ead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216ead, #2128ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216ead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 110 173 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.06 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.92 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.94 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.42 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.97 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.99 #de9152 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#216ead  rgb(33, 110, 173)  hsl(207, 68%, 40%)  French Blue
#ad6021  rgb(173, 96, 33)  hsl(27, 68%, 40%)  Ginger
#ad216e  rgb(173, 33, 110)  hsl(327, 68%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ead21  rgb(110, 173, 33)  hsl(87, 68%, 40%)  Kelly Green