French Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff8d44 |
| Complementary Color | #bb4900 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to French Blue Color. The Bleu Ciel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Parachuting (#00589b) for more calm effect. Try Tusche Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb4900 is the best complementary color to French Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0072bb complementary color is Rose of Sharon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lochmara are #00bba6 and #0014bb. Thus found on the left and right of #0072bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Dark Blue colors as they work well with French Blue.
The split-complementary French Blue palette consists of #bba600 and #bb0014 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb4900). Try Buddha Gold and Guardsman Red colors in combination with #0072bb, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #0072bb offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the French Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose of Sharon, Purple, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #0072bb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. French Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bb4900) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jade – 120° from the complementary Rose of Sharon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb0071 and #00bb49.
In a RGB color space, hex #0072bb is made of 0% red, 38% green and 62% blue. In a HSL mode French Blue has a hue angle of 203.42°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0072bb is made of 73.33% cyan, 28.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #0072bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,114,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 38%, 62% |
| CMYK | 73.33, 28.62, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(203.42,100%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.42,100%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4753,0.8332,-45.7977) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.987,15.6225,49.2393) |