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#228BEC

#228bec ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#228bec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 54.51% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.59% cyan, 41.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 208.81°, with 84.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.62.

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Relative luminance0.2486

Complementary

  1. #228bec
  2. #ec8322

Split complementary

  1. #228bec
  2. #ec2226
  3. #ece822

Analogous

  1. #22ece8
  2. #228bec
  3. #2226ec

Triadic

  1. #228bec
  2. #ec228b
  3. #8bec22

Tetradic

  1. #228bec
  2. #8322ec
  3. #ec8322
  4. #8bec22

Square

  1. #228bec
  2. #e822ec
  3. #ec8322
  4. #26ec22

Monochromatic

  1. #093c6c
  2. #0f64b2
  3. #228bec
  4. #68b0f2
  5. #afd5f8

Shades

#228bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #228bec
  2. #1f7dd4
  3. #1b6fbd
  4. #1861a5
  5. #14538e
  6. #114676
  7. #0e385e
  8. #0a2a47
  9. #071c2f
  10. #030e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#228bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #228bec
  2. #3897ee
  3. #4ea2f0
  4. #64aef2
  5. #7ab9f4
  6. #91c5f6
  7. #a7d1f7
  8. #bddcf9
  9. #d3e8fb
  10. #e9f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#228bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #228bec
  2. #2b8ae1
  3. #3589d6
  4. #3e88cc
  5. #4887c1
  6. #5186b6
  7. #5a84ab
  8. #6483a0
  9. #6d8296
  10. #77818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8ab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a92f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3681ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a8fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f85eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009acb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-228bec {
  color: #228bec;
}
Background
.bg-228bec {
  background-color: #228bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-228bec {
  border: 2px solid #228bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #228bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 139 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-228bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #228bec, #2226ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-228bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 139 236 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.62 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.44 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.38 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.63 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.04 #dd7413 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#228bec  rgb(34, 139, 236)  hsl(209, 84%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#ec8322  rgb(236, 131, 34)  hsl(29, 84%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#ec228b  rgb(236, 34, 139)  hsl(329, 84%, 53%)  Deep Pink
#8bec22  rgb(139, 236, 34)  hsl(89, 84%, 53%)  Lawn Green