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#238CED

#238ced ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#238ced is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 54.9% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 40.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 208.81°, with 84.87% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.6.

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Relative luminance0.2523

Complementary

  1. #238ced
  2. #ed8423

Split complementary

  1. #238ced
  2. #ed2327
  3. #ede923

Analogous

  1. #23ede9
  2. #238ced
  3. #2327ed

Triadic

  1. #238ced
  2. #ed238c
  3. #8ced23

Tetradic

  1. #238ced
  2. #8423ed
  3. #ed8423
  4. #8ced23

Square

  1. #238ced
  2. #e923ed
  3. #ed8423
  4. #27ed23

Monochromatic

  1. #093d6e
  2. #0f65b5
  3. #238ced
  4. #6ab1f3
  5. #b0d6f9

Shades

#238ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #238ced
  2. #207ed5
  3. #1c70be
  4. #1962a6
  5. #15548e
  6. #124677
  7. #0e385f
  8. #0b2a47
  9. #071c2f
  10. #040e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#238ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #238ced
  2. #3998ef
  3. #4fa3f1
  4. #65aff2
  5. #7bbaf4
  6. #91c6f6
  7. #a7d1f8
  8. #bdddfa
  9. #d3e8fb
  10. #e9f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#238ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #238ced
  2. #2c8be2
  3. #368ad7
  4. #3f88cc
  5. #4887c1
  6. #5286b7
  7. #5b85ac
  8. #6484a1
  9. #6d8296
  10. #77818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b93f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3781eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b90ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3086ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-238ced {
  color: #238ced;
}
Background
.bg-238ced {
  background-color: #238ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-238ced {
  border: 2px solid #238ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #238ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 140 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-238ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #238ced, #2327ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-238ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 140 237 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.60 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.79 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.45 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.49 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.69 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.79 #dc7312 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#238ced  rgb(35, 140, 237)  hsl(209, 85%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#ed8423  rgb(237, 132, 35)  hsl(29, 85%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#ed238c  rgb(237, 35, 140)  hsl(329, 85%, 53%)  Deep Pink
#8ced23  rgb(140, 237, 35)  hsl(89, 85%, 53%)  Lawn Green