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#2B85DB

#2b85db ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b85db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 52.16% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.37% cyan, 39.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 209.32°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.224

Complementary

  1. #2b85db
  2. #db812b

Split complementary

  1. #2b85db
  2. #db2b2d
  3. #dbd92b

Analogous

  1. #2bdbd9
  2. #2b85db
  3. #2b2ddb

Triadic

  1. #2b85db
  2. #db2b85
  3. #85db2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b85db
  2. #812bdb
  3. #db812b
  4. #85db2b

Square

  1. #2b85db
  2. #d92bdb
  3. #db812b
  4. #2ddb2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10375d
  2. #1b5e9f
  3. #2b85db
  4. #6cabe6
  5. #aed0f1

Shades

#2b85db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b85db
  2. #2778c5
  3. #226aaf
  4. #1e5d99
  5. #1a5083
  6. #16436e
  7. #113558
  8. #0d2842
  9. #091b2c
  10. #040d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b85db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b85db
  2. #4091df
  3. #559de2
  4. #6baae6
  5. #80b6e9
  6. #95c2ed
  7. #aacef1
  8. #bfdaf4
  9. #d5e7f8
  10. #eaf3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b85db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b85db
  2. #3485d2
  3. #3c84c9
  4. #4584c0
  5. #4d83b7
  6. #5683ae
  7. #5e82a4
  8. #67829b
  9. #6f8192
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a83ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b8bde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f7bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c89dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #387fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b85db {
  color: #2b85db;
}
Background
.bg-2b85db {
  background-color: #2b85db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b85db {
  border: 2px solid #2b85db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b85db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 133 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b85db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b85db, #2b2ddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b85db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 133 219 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.99 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.23 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.19 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.04 #d47a24 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2b85db  rgb(43, 133, 219)  hsl(209, 71%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#db812b  rgb(219, 129, 43)  hsl(29, 71%, 51%)  Bronze
#db2b85  rgb(219, 43, 133)  hsl(329, 71%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#85db2b  rgb(133, 219, 43)  hsl(89, 71%, 51%)  Yellow Green