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#228CDC

#228cdc ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#228cdc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 54.9% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.55% cyan, 36.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 205.81°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.2426

Complementary

  1. #228cdc
  2. #dc7222

Split complementary

  1. #228cdc
  2. #dc222f
  3. #dccf22

Analogous

  1. #22dccf
  2. #228cdc
  3. #222fdc

Triadic

  1. #228cdc
  2. #dc228c
  3. #8cdc22

Tetradic

  1. #228cdc
  2. #7222dc
  3. #dc7222
  4. #8cdc22

Square

  1. #228cdc
  2. #cf22dc
  3. #dc7222
  4. #2fdc22

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3857
  2. #18629a
  3. #228cdc
  4. #64aee7
  5. #a6d1f1

Shades

#228cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #228cdc
  2. #1f7ec6
  3. #1b70b0
  4. #18629a
  5. #145484
  6. #11466e
  7. #0e3858
  8. #0a2a42
  9. #071c2c
  10. #030e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#228cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #228cdc
  2. #3898e0
  3. #4ea3e3
  4. #64afe7
  5. #7abaea
  6. #91c6ee
  7. #a7d1f1
  8. #bdddf5
  9. #d3e8f8
  10. #e9f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#228cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #228cdc
  2. #2b8bd3
  3. #358aca
  4. #3e88c0
  5. #4887b7
  6. #5186ae
  7. #5a85a5
  8. #64849c
  9. #6d8292
  10. #778189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d89b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6690df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a80da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #538ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e85db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-228cdc {
  color: #228cdc;
}
Background
.bg-228cdc {
  background-color: #228cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-228cdc {
  border: 2px solid #228cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #228cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 140 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-228cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #228cdc, #222fdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-228cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 140 220 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.47 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.26 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.37 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.47 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.04 #dd7323 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#228cdc  rgb(34, 140, 220)  hsl(206, 73%, 50%)  Bleu de France
#dc7222  rgb(220, 114, 34)  hsl(26, 73%, 50%)  Chocolate
#dc228c  rgb(220, 34, 140)  hsl(326, 73%, 50%)  Mulberry
#8cdc22  rgb(140, 220, 34)  hsl(86, 73%, 50%)  Yellow Green