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#238DEC

#238dec ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#238dec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 55.29% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.17% cyan, 40.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 208.36°, with 84.1% saturation and 53.14% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.82.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2546

Complementary

  1. #238dec
  2. #ec8223

Split complementary

  1. #238dec
  2. #ec2329
  3. #ece723

Analogous

  1. #23ece7
  2. #238dec
  3. #2329ec

Triadic

  1. #238dec
  2. #ec238d
  3. #8dec23

Tetradic

  1. #238dec
  2. #8223ec
  3. #ec8223
  4. #8dec23

Square

  1. #238dec
  2. #e723ec
  3. #ec8223
  4. #29ec23

Monochromatic

  1. #093e6d
  2. #0f66b3
  3. #238dec
  4. #69b1f2
  5. #b0d6f8

Shades

#238dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #238dec
  2. #207fd4
  3. #1c71bd
  4. #1963a5
  5. #15558e
  6. #124776
  7. #0e385e
  8. #0b2a47
  9. #071c2f
  10. #040e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#238dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #238dec
  2. #3998ee
  3. #4fa4f0
  4. #65aff2
  5. #7bbbf4
  6. #91c6f6
  7. #a7d1f7
  8. #bdddf9
  9. #d3e8fb
  10. #e9f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#238dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #238dec
  2. #2c8ce1
  3. #368ad6
  4. #3f89cc
  5. #4888c1
  6. #5287b6
  7. #5b85ab
  8. #6484a0
  9. #6d8396
  10. #77818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e94f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b82ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d91ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3387eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-238dec {
  color: #238dec;
}
Background
.bg-238dec {
  background-color: #238dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-238dec {
  border: 2px solid #238dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #238dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 141 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-238dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #238dec, #2329ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-238dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 141 236 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.82 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.18 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.55 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.94 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.49 #dc7213 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#238dec  rgb(35, 141, 236)  hsl(208, 84%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#ec8223  rgb(236, 130, 35)  hsl(28, 84%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#ec238d  rgb(236, 35, 141)  hsl(328, 84%, 53%)  Deep Pink
#8dec23  rgb(141, 236, 35)  hsl(88, 84%, 53%)  Lawn Green