French Blue (#0072BB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.09:1 — vs black: 4.12:1

Color values

  • HEX #0072BB
  • RGB rgb(0, 114, 187)
  • HSL hsl(203, 100%, 73%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 39.04, 0, 26.67 )
  • Websafe #0066CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #0072BB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

French Blue
#0072BB Base
#BB4900
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

French Blue
#0072BB Base
#00BBA7
#0014BB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

French Blue
#0072BB Base
#BB0072
#72BB00
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

French Blue
#0072BB Base
#BB0014
#BBA700
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

French Blue
#0072BB Base
#A700BB
#BB4900
#14BB00
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

French Blue
#0072BB Base
#001522
#00436F
#005992
#008BE4
#099FFF
#55BDFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of French Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#00101A
#00233A
#00375A
#004B7A
#005E9B
French Blue #0072BB Base
#0096F6
#33AFFF
#6FC7FF
#AADEFF
#E6F5FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #0072BB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #0072BB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #0072BB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #0072BB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #0072BB,
        #FFAC77
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #0072BB,
        #FFAC77
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$french-blue: #0072BB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$french-blue-r: 0;
$french-blue-g: 114;
$french-blue-b: 187;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $french-blue;
    color: rgba($french-blue-r, $french-blue-g, $french-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How French Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #0072BB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6161BC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6C6CBB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #007E7E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6E6E6E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to French Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

French Blue #0072BB Base
Spanish Blue #0070B8 ΔE 0.77
Ocean Boat Blue #0077BE ΔE 1.93
Honolulu Blue #006DB0 ΔE 2.11
True Blue #0073CF ΔE 2.87

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.