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#2A89DE

#2a89de ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a89de is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 53.73% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.08% cyan, 38.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 208.33°, with 73.17% saturation and 51.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.59.

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Relative luminance0.2366

Complementary

  1. #2a89de
  2. #de7f2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a89de
  2. #de2a2f
  3. #ded92a

Analogous

  1. #2aded9
  2. #2a89de
  3. #2a2fde

Triadic

  1. #2a89de
  2. #de2a89
  3. #89de2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a89de
  2. #7f2ade
  3. #de7f2a
  4. #89de2a

Square

  1. #2a89de
  2. #d92ade
  3. #de7f2a
  4. #2fde2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3a60
  2. #1962a2
  3. #2a89de
  4. #6caee8
  5. #aed2f3

Shades

#2a89de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a89de
  2. #267bc8
  3. #226eb2
  4. #1d609b
  5. #195285
  6. #15456f
  7. #113759
  8. #0d2943
  9. #081b2c
  10. #040e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a89de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a89de
  2. #3f95e1
  3. #55a1e5
  4. #6aace8
  5. #7fb8eb
  6. #95c4ef
  7. #aad0f2
  8. #bfdcf5
  9. #d4e7f8
  10. #eaf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a89de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a89de
  2. #3388d5
  3. #3b87cb
  4. #4486c2
  5. #4c85b8
  6. #5585af
  7. #5e84a6
  8. #66839c
  9. #6f8293
  10. #778189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c87b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #608ee1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #508ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b83dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a89de {
  color: #2a89de;
}
Background
.bg-2a89de {
  background-color: #2a89de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a89de {
  border: 2px solid #2a89de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a89de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 137 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a89de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a89de, #2a2fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a89de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 137 222 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.30 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.68 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.76 #d57621 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2a89de  rgb(42, 137, 222)  hsl(208, 73%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#de7f2a  rgb(222, 127, 42)  hsl(28, 73%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#de2a89  rgb(222, 42, 137)  hsl(328, 73%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#89de2a  rgb(137, 222, 42)  hsl(88, 73%, 52%)  Yellow Green