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#238FEF

#238fef ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#238fef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 56.08% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.36% cyan, 40.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2623

Complementary

  1. #238fef
  2. #ef8323

Split complementary

  1. #238fef
  2. #ef2329
  3. #efe923

Analogous

  1. #23efe9
  2. #238fef
  3. #2329ef

Triadic

  1. #238fef
  2. #ef238f
  3. #8fef23

Tetradic

  1. #238fef
  2. #8323ef
  3. #ef8323
  4. #8fef23

Square

  1. #238fef
  2. #e923ef
  3. #ef8323
  4. #29ef23

Monochromatic

  1. #084071
  2. #0d68b8
  3. #238fef
  4. #6ab3f4
  5. #b2d8f9

Shades

#238fef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #238fef
  2. #2081d7
  3. #1c72bf
  4. #1964a7
  5. #15568f
  6. #124878
  7. #0e3960
  8. #0b2b48
  9. #071d30
  10. #040e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#238fef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #238fef
  2. #399af1
  3. #4fa5f2
  4. #65b1f4
  5. #7bbcf5
  6. #91c7f7
  7. #a7d2f9
  8. #bdddfa
  9. #d3e9fc
  10. #e9f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#238fef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #238fef
  2. #2c8ee4
  3. #368cd9
  4. #3f8bce
  5. #4889c3
  6. #5288b8
  7. #5b86ac
  8. #6485a1
  9. #6d8396
  10. #77828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718dbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f96f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c84ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e93f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3488ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-238fef {
  color: #238fef;
}
Background
.bg-238fef {
  background-color: #238fef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-238fef {
  border: 2px solid #238fef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #238fef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 143 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-238fef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #238fef, #2329ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-238fef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 143 239 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.35 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 1.80 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.78 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.40 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.60 #dc7010 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#238fef  rgb(35, 143, 239)  hsl(208, 86%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#ef8323  rgb(239, 131, 35)  hsl(28, 86%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#ef238f  rgb(239, 35, 143)  hsl(328, 86%, 54%)  Deep Pink
#8fef23  rgb(143, 239, 35)  hsl(88, 86%, 54%)  Lawn Green