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#2575BB

#2575bb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2575bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.21% cyan, 37.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 66.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.73.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.167

Complementary

  1. #2575bb
  2. #bb6b25

Split complementary

  1. #2575bb
  2. #bb252a
  3. #bbb625

Analogous

  1. #25bbb6
  2. #2575bb
  3. #252abb

Triadic

  1. #2575bb
  2. #bb2575
  3. #75bb25

Tetradic

  1. #2575bb
  2. #6b25bb
  3. #bb6b25
  4. #75bb25

Square

  1. #2575bb
  2. #b625bb
  3. #bb6b25
  4. #2abb25

Monochromatic

  1. #0c253b
  2. #184d7b
  3. #2575bb
  4. #509bdc
  5. #90bfe9

Shades

#2575bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2575bb
  2. #2169a8
  3. #1e5e96
  4. #1a5283
  5. #164670
  6. #133b5e
  7. #0f2f4b
  8. #0b2338
  9. #071725
  10. #040c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2575bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2575bb
  2. #3b83c2
  3. #5191c9
  4. #669ecf
  5. #7cacd6
  6. #92badd
  7. #a8c8e4
  8. #bed6eb
  9. #d3e3f1
  10. #e9f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2575bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2575bb
  2. #2e76b5
  3. #3777af
  4. #4078a9
  5. #4979a3
  6. #537b9e
  7. #5c7c98
  8. #657d92
  9. #6e7e8c
  10. #777f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5479be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4577bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #356fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2575bb {
  color: #2575bb;
}
Background
.bg-2575bb {
  background-color: #2575bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2575bb {
  border: 2px solid #2575bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2575bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 117 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2575bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2575bb, #252abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2575bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 117 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.73 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.28 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.76 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.11 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.70 #da8a44 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

French Blue
#2575bb  rgb(37, 117, 187)  hsl(208, 67%, 44%)  French Blue
#bb6b25  rgb(187, 107, 37)  hsl(28, 67%, 44%)  Copper
#bb2575  rgb(187, 37, 117)  hsl(328, 67%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#75bb25  rgb(117, 187, 37)  hsl(88, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green