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#218ECF

#218ecf ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#218ecf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 55.69% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.06% cyan, 31.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 202.41°, with 72.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.2417

Complementary

  1. #218ecf
  2. #cf6221

Split complementary

  1. #218ecf
  2. #cf2137
  3. #cfb921

Analogous

  1. #21cfb9
  2. #218ecf
  3. #2137cf

Triadic

  1. #218ecf
  2. #cf218e
  3. #8ecf21

Tetradic

  1. #218ecf
  2. #6221cf
  3. #cf6221
  4. #8ecf21

Square

  1. #218ecf
  2. #b921cf
  3. #cf6221
  4. #37cf21

Monochromatic

  1. #0c334b
  2. #16618d
  3. #218ecf
  4. #58b0e4
  5. #9acfef

Shades

#218ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #218ecf
  2. #1e80ba
  3. #1a72a6
  4. #176391
  5. #14557c
  6. #114768
  7. #0d3953
  8. #0a2b3e
  9. #071c29
  10. #030e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#218ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #218ecf
  2. #3799d4
  3. #4da5d9
  4. #64b0dd
  5. #7abbe2
  6. #90c7e7
  7. #a6d2ec
  8. #bcddf1
  9. #d3e8f5
  10. #e9f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#218ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #218ecf
  2. #2b8dc7
  3. #348bbf
  4. #3e8ab7
  5. #4788af
  6. #5187a8
  7. #5a86a0
  8. #648498
  9. #6d8390
  10. #778188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5780ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a8fd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4786ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-218ecf {
  color: #218ecf;
}
Background
.bg-218ecf {
  background-color: #218ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-218ecf {
  border: 2px solid #218ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #218ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 142 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-218ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #218ecf, #2137cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-218ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 142 207 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.74 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.25 #de7130 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#218ecf  rgb(33, 142, 207)  hsl(202, 73%, 47%)  Bleu de France
#cf6221  rgb(207, 98, 33)  hsl(22, 73%, 47%)  Chocolate
#cf218e  rgb(207, 33, 142)  hsl(322, 73%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ecf21  rgb(142, 207, 33)  hsl(82, 73%, 47%)  Yellow Green