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#278FEB

#278feb ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#278feb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 56.08% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.4% cyan, 39.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 208.16°, with 83.05% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.2607

Complementary

  1. #278feb
  2. #eb8327

Split complementary

  1. #278feb
  2. #eb272d
  3. #ebe527

Analogous

  1. #27ebe5
  2. #278feb
  3. #272deb

Triadic

  1. #278feb
  2. #eb278f
  3. #8feb27

Tetradic

  1. #278feb
  2. #8327eb
  3. #eb8327
  4. #8feb27

Square

  1. #278feb
  2. #e527eb
  3. #eb8327
  4. #2deb27

Monochromatic

  1. #0a406f
  2. #1168b5
  3. #278feb
  4. #6db3f1
  5. #b3d8f8

Shades

#278feb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #278feb
  2. #2381d4
  3. #1f72bc
  4. #1b64a5
  5. #17568d
  6. #144876
  7. #10395e
  8. #0c2b47
  9. #081d2f
  10. #040e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#278feb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #278feb
  2. #3d9aed
  3. #52a5ef
  4. #68b1f1
  5. #7dbcf3
  6. #93c7f5
  7. #a9d2f7
  8. #beddf9
  9. #d4e9fb
  10. #e9f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#278feb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #278feb
  2. #308ee0
  3. #398cd6
  4. #428bcb
  5. #4b89c0
  6. #5488b6
  7. #5c86ab
  8. #6585a0
  9. #6e8395
  10. #77828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6295ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4284e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5193ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3988ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-278feb {
  color: #278feb;
}
Background
.bg-278feb {
  background-color: #278feb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-278feb {
  border: 2px solid #278feb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #278feb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 143 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-278feb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #278feb, #272deb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-278feb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 143 235 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.33 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.15 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.52 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.86 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.45 #d87014 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#278feb  rgb(39, 143, 235)  hsl(208, 83%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#eb8327  rgb(235, 131, 39)  hsl(28, 83%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#eb278f  rgb(235, 39, 143)  hsl(328, 83%, 54%)  Deep Pink
#8feb27  rgb(143, 235, 39)  hsl(88, 83%, 54%)  Lawn Green