What color is #0072BB?

#0072BB is a dark, vivid azure known as French Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of French Blue?

The RGB value is 0, 114, 187: 0 red, 114 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of French Blue?

The complementary color is #BB4900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0072BB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

French Blue color: hex code #0072BB

#0072BB rgb(0, 114, 187)

Shades of blue

French Blue has the hex code #0072BB. It is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 44.7% green and 73.3% blue (0, 114, 187).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

French Blue (#0072BB) color codes

HEX	`#0072BB`
RGB	`rgb(0, 114, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 44.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 39%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, 0.82, -45.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 45.8, 271.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.983, 15.62, 49.229)`
Decimal	`29371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with French Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0072BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0072BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0072BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0072bb; }
.text { color: #0072bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0072bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 114 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0072bb, #0015bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

See #0072BB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0072BB?: #0072BB is a dark, vivid azure known as French Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of French Blue?: The RGB value is 0, 114, 187: 0 red, 114 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of French Blue?: The complementary color is #BB4900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0072BB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.