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#278DEC

#278dec ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#278dec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 55.29% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.47% cyan, 40.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 208.93°, with 83.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.65.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2554

Complementary

  1. #278dec
  2. #ec8627

Split complementary

  1. #278dec
  2. #ec272b
  3. #ece827

Analogous

  1. #27ece8
  2. #278dec
  3. #272bec

Triadic

  1. #278dec
  2. #ec278d
  3. #8dec27

Tetradic

  1. #278dec
  2. #8627ec
  3. #ec8627
  4. #8dec27

Square

  1. #278dec
  2. #e827ec
  3. #ec8627
  4. #2bec27

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3f70
  2. #1066b6
  3. #278dec
  4. #6db2f2
  5. #b4d7f8

Shades

#278dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #278dec
  2. #237fd4
  3. #1f71bd
  4. #1b63a5
  5. #17558e
  6. #144776
  7. #10385e
  8. #0c2a47
  9. #081c2f
  10. #040e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#278dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #278dec
  2. #3d98ee
  3. #52a4f0
  4. #68aff2
  5. #7dbbf4
  6. #93c6f6
  7. #a9d1f7
  8. #beddf9
  9. #d4e8fb
  10. #e9f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#278dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #278dec
  2. #308ce1
  3. #398ad6
  4. #4289cc
  5. #4b88c1
  6. #5487b6
  7. #5c85ab
  8. #6584a0
  9. #6e8396
  10. #77818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e94f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c82ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d91ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3587eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-278dec {
  color: #278dec;
}
Background
.bg-278dec {
  background-color: #278dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-278dec {
  border: 2px solid #278dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #278dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 141 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-278dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #278dec, #272bec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-278dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 141 236 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.65 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.05 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.67 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.90 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.50 #d87213 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#278dec  rgb(39, 141, 236)  hsl(209, 84%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#ec8627  rgb(236, 134, 39)  hsl(29, 84%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#ec278d  rgb(236, 39, 141)  hsl(329, 84%, 54%)  Deep Pink
#8dec27  rgb(141, 236, 39)  hsl(89, 84%, 54%)  Lawn Green