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#2A90EA

#2a90ea ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a90ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 56.47% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.05% cyan, 38.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 208.13°, with 82.05% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.61.

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Relative luminance0.2638

Complementary

  1. #2a90ea
  2. #ea842a

Split complementary

  1. #2a90ea
  2. #ea2a30
  3. #eae42a

Analogous

  1. #2aeae4
  2. #2a90ea
  3. #2a30ea

Triadic

  1. #2a90ea
  2. #ea2a90
  3. #90ea2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a90ea
  2. #842aea
  3. #ea842a
  4. #90ea2a

Square

  1. #2a90ea
  2. #e42aea
  3. #ea842a
  4. #30ea2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4170
  2. #1269b6
  3. #2a90ea
  4. #70b4f1
  5. #b5d9f8

Shades

#2a90ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a90ea
  2. #2682d3
  3. #2273bb
  4. #1d65a4
  5. #19568c
  6. #154875
  7. #113a5e
  8. #0d2b46
  9. #081d2f
  10. #040e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a90ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a90ea
  2. #3f9bec
  3. #55a6ee
  4. #6ab1f0
  5. #7fbcf2
  6. #95c8f5
  7. #aad3f7
  8. #bfdef9
  9. #d4e9fb
  10. #eaf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a90ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a90ea
  2. #338edf
  3. #3b8dd5
  4. #448bca
  5. #4c8ac0
  6. #5588b5
  7. #5e86aa
  8. #6685a0
  9. #6f8395
  10. #77828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6496ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4685e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5393ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c89e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a90ea {
  color: #2a90ea;
}
Background
.bg-2a90ea {
  background-color: #2a90ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a90ea {
  border: 2px solid #2a90ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a90ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 144 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a90ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a90ea, #2a30ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a90ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 144 234 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.61 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.23 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.49 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.60 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.69 #d56f15 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2a90ea  rgb(42, 144, 234)  hsl(208, 82%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#ea842a  rgb(234, 132, 42)  hsl(28, 82%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#ea2a90  rgb(234, 42, 144)  hsl(328, 82%, 54%)  Deep Pink
#90ea2a  rgb(144, 234, 42)  hsl(88, 82%, 54%)  Lawn Green