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#256DAA

#256daa ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#256daa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.24% cyan, 35.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 207.52°, with 64.25% saturation and 40.59% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.1423

Complementary

  1. #256daa
  2. #aa6225

Split complementary

  1. #256daa
  2. #aa252b
  3. #aaa525

Analogous

  1. #25aaa5
  2. #256daa
  3. #252baa

Triadic

  1. #256daa
  2. #aa256d
  3. #6daa25

Tetradic

  1. #256daa
  2. #6225aa
  3. #aa6225
  4. #6daa25

Square

  1. #256daa
  2. #a525aa
  3. #aa6225
  4. #2baa25

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1c2c
  2. #17456b
  3. #256daa
  4. #4594d7
  5. #84b8e4

Shades

#256daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256daa
  2. #216299
  3. #1e5788
  4. #1a4c77
  5. #164166
  6. #133755
  7. #0f2c44
  8. #0b2133
  9. #071622
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#256daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256daa
  2. #3b7cb3
  3. #518abb
  4. #6699c4
  5. #7ca7cc
  6. #92b6d5
  7. #a8c5dd
  8. #bed3e6
  9. #d3e2ee
  10. #e9f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256daa
  2. #2e6fa6
  3. #3771a2
  4. #40739d
  5. #497599
  6. #537795
  7. #5c7891
  8. #657a8d
  9. #6e7c88
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566b88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5170ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d64a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #436fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3568a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256daa {
  color: #256daa;
}
Background
.bg-256daa {
  background-color: #256daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-256daa {
  border: 2px solid #256daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 109 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256daa, #252baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 109 170 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.57 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.28 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.62 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.87 #da9255 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#256daa  rgb(37, 109, 170)  hsl(208, 64%, 41%)  French Blue
#aa6225  rgb(170, 98, 37)  hsl(28, 64%, 41%)  Ginger
#aa256d  rgb(170, 37, 109)  hsl(328, 64%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6daa25  rgb(109, 170, 37)  hsl(88, 64%, 41%)  Kelly Green