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#078FDD

#078fdd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#078fdd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 56.08% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.83% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 201.87°, with 93.86% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.2491

Complementary

  1. #078fdd
  2. #dd5507

Split complementary

  1. #078fdd
  2. #dd0724
  3. #ddc007

Analogous

  1. #07ddc0
  2. #078fdd
  3. #0724dd

Triadic

  1. #078fdd
  2. #dd078f
  3. #8fdd07

Tetradic

  1. #078fdd
  2. #5507dd
  3. #dd5507
  4. #8fdd07

Square

  1. #078fdd
  2. #c007dd
  3. #dd5507
  4. #24dd07

Monochromatic

  1. #022f49
  2. #055f93
  3. #078fdd
  4. #38b2f9
  5. #82cffb

Shades

#078fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #078fdd
  2. #0681c7
  3. #0672b1
  4. #05649b
  5. #045685
  6. #04486f
  7. #033958
  8. #022b42
  9. #011d2c
  10. #010e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#078fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #078fdd
  2. #209ae0
  3. #39a5e4
  4. #51b1e7
  5. #6abceb
  6. #83c7ee
  7. #9cd2f1
  8. #b5ddf5
  9. #cde9f8
  10. #e6f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#078fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #078fdd
  2. #138ed4
  3. #1f8cca
  4. #2b8bc1
  5. #3789b8
  6. #4488af
  7. #5086a5
  8. #5c859c
  9. #688393
  10. #748289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8bb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6992e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c81dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5391df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b87dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-078fdd {
  color: #078fdd;
}
Background
.bg-078fdd {
  background-color: #078fdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-078fdd {
  border: 2px solid #078fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #078fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 143 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 94% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-078fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #078fdd, #0724dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-078fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 143 221 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.00 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.25 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.32 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.65 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.42 #f87022 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#078fdd  rgb(7, 143, 221)  hsl(202, 94%, 45%)  Bleu de France
#dd5507  rgb(221, 85, 7)  hsl(22, 94%, 45%)  Persimmon
#dd078f  rgb(221, 7, 143)  hsl(322, 94%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fdd07  rgb(143, 221, 7)  hsl(82, 94%, 45%)  Yellow Green