French Blue

#0072BB

French Blue #0072BB

Shades of French Blue

#0072BA

#0066A5

#005990

#004C7C

#003F67

#003352

#00263E

#001929

#000C14

#000000

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Tints of French Blue

#0072BA

#157FC1

#2C8DC9

#459BD1

#60AAD8

#7CBAE0

#9ACAE8

#BADBEF

#DBECF7

#FFFFFF

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Tones of French Blue

#0071B7

#0A6EAD

#146CA3

#1E6A99

#28678E

#336584

#3D627A

#476070

#515E66

#5B5B5B

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What color is French Blue

French Blue is a light bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and high saturation. French Blue is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of French Blue

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for French Blue is #0072BB.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, French Blue has 0%% Red, 45% Green, and 73% Blue.
French Blue has 203° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 73% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
French Blue has 203° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 37% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
French Blue has 100% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow, and 27% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#0072BB

RGB

(0, 114, 187)

(0%, 45%, 73%)

HSV

(203°, 100, 73)

(56%, 100%, 73%)

HSL

(203°, 99, 37)

(56%, 99%, 37%)

CMYK

(100, 39, 0, 27)

(100%, 39%, 0%, 27%)

How does French Blue contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of French Blue is 16%, which is low.
French Blue has a higher contrast with white than black. French Blue and black have a 4.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability. French Blue and white have a 5.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

16%

insufficient (4.1)

AA (5.1)

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Example White

Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with French Blue

Summer

#1C4C6C

#0072BB

#E3A8B5

#ADD2EA

#EEE2E8

Winter

#1D4F70

#0072BB

#84B1BC

#CEE3EE

#C6E6EE

Spring

#24504C

#0072BB

#7BC1AE

#BFDCEE

#CAEEE5

Analogous

#0C3E57

#0072BB

#6CADD0

#AFD3EA

#E8EEEE

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How to mix French Blue paint

To mix French Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 41% Blue, 32% Cyan, 27% Black, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

41%

Cyan

32%

Magenta

0%

Black

27%

White

0%

To mix French Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 53% Cyan, 21% Magenta, 27% Black, as shown below.

Cyan

53%

Magenta

21%

Yellow

0%

Black

27%

White

0%

What colors are similar to French Blue

Colors similar to French Blue are: Science Blue, Nice Blue, Medium Persian Blue, Medium Teal Blue, and Blue Eyes. Science Blue is more blue than French Blue. Nice Blue is more cyan and paler than French Blue. Medium Persian Blue is darker than French Blue. Medium Teal Blue is more blue and darker than French Blue. Blue Eyes is more blue and paler than French Blue.

Science Blue

#0066CC

more blue

Nice Blue

#107AB0

more cyan,

paler

Medium Persian Blue

#0067A5

darker

Medium Teal Blue

#0054B4

more blue,

darker

Blue Eyes

#1569C7

more blue,

paler