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#1B8AEC

#1b8aec ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1b8aec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 54.12% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.56% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 208.13°, with 84.62% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.93.

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Relative luminance0.2447

Complementary

  1. #1b8aec
  2. #ec7d1b

Split complementary

  1. #1b8aec
  2. #ec1b22
  3. #ece51b

Analogous

  1. #1bece5
  2. #1b8aec
  3. #1b22ec

Triadic

  1. #1b8aec
  2. #ec1b8a
  3. #8aec1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b8aec
  2. #7d1bec
  3. #ec7d1b
  4. #8aec1b

Square

  1. #1b8aec
  2. #e51bec
  3. #ec7d1b
  4. #22ec1b

Monochromatic

  1. #083a66
  2. #0e62ac
  3. #1b8aec
  4. #62aef2
  5. #a8d2f8

Shades

#1b8aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b8aec
  2. #187cd4
  3. #166ebd
  4. #1361a5
  5. #10538e
  6. #0e4576
  7. #0b375e
  8. #082947
  9. #051c2f
  10. #030e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b8aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b8aec
  2. #3296ee
  3. #49a1f0
  4. #5fadf2
  5. #76b9f4
  6. #8dc5f6
  7. #a4d0f7
  8. #bbdcf9
  9. #d1e8fb
  10. #e8f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b8aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b8aec
  2. #2589e1
  3. #2f88d6
  4. #3987cc
  5. #4386c1
  6. #4e85b6
  7. #5884ab
  8. #6283a0
  9. #6c8296
  10. #76818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c89b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5891f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #478eee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a84eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b8aec {
  color: #1b8aec;
}
Background
.bg-1b8aec {
  background-color: #1b8aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1b8aec {
  border: 2px solid #1b8aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b8aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 138 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b8aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b8aec, #1b22ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b8aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 138 236 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.93 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.75 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.16 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.96 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.32 #e47513 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#1b8aec  rgb(27, 138, 236)  hsl(208, 85%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#ec7d1b  rgb(236, 125, 27)  hsl(28, 85%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#ec1b8a  rgb(236, 27, 138)  hsl(328, 85%, 52%)  Deep Pink
#8aec1b  rgb(138, 236, 27)  hsl(88, 85%, 52%)  Lawn Green