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#218DCD

#218dcd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#218dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 55.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 31.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 202.33°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.2378

Complementary

  1. #218dcd
  2. #cd6121

Split complementary

  1. #218dcd
  2. #cd2137
  3. #cdb721

Analogous

  1. #21cdb7
  2. #218dcd
  3. #2137cd

Triadic

  1. #218dcd
  2. #cd218d
  3. #8dcd21

Tetradic

  1. #218dcd
  2. #6121cd
  3. #cd6121
  4. #8dcd21

Square

  1. #218dcd
  2. #b721cd
  3. #cd6121
  4. #37cd21

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3249
  2. #16608b
  3. #218dcd
  4. #57afe4
  5. #99cfef

Shades

#218dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #218dcd
  2. #1e7fb9
  3. #1a71a4
  4. #176390
  5. #14557b
  6. #114767
  7. #0d3852
  8. #0a2a3e
  9. #071c29
  10. #030e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#218dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #218dcd
  2. #3798d2
  3. #4da4d7
  4. #64afdc
  5. #7abbe1
  6. #90c6e6
  7. #a6d1eb
  8. #bcddf0
  9. #d3e8f5
  10. #e9f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#218dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #218dcd
  2. #2b8cc5
  3. #348abe
  4. #3e89b6
  5. #4788ae
  6. #5187a7
  7. #5a859f
  8. #648497
  9. #6d838f
  10. #778188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c89a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #598ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4785cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-218dcd {
  color: #218dcd;
}
Background
.bg-218dcd {
  background-color: #218dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-218dcd {
  border: 2px solid #218dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #218dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 141 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-218dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #218dcd, #2137cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-218dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 141 205 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.19 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.78 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.88 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.41 #de7232 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#218dcd  rgb(33, 141, 205)  hsl(202, 72%, 47%)  Bleu de France
#cd6121  rgb(205, 97, 33)  hsl(22, 72%, 47%)  Chocolate
#cd218d  rgb(205, 33, 141)  hsl(322, 72%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dcd21  rgb(141, 205, 33)  hsl(82, 72%, 47%)  Yellow Green