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#2B87DC

#2b87dc ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b87dc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 52.94% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.45% cyan, 38.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 208.81°, with 71.66% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.2301

Complementary

  1. #2b87dc
  2. #dc802b

Split complementary

  1. #2b87dc
  2. #dc2b2f
  3. #dcd82b

Analogous

  1. #2bdcd8
  2. #2b87dc
  3. #2b2fdc

Triadic

  1. #2b87dc
  2. #dc2b87
  3. #87dc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b87dc
  2. #802bdc
  3. #dc802b
  4. #87dc2b

Square

  1. #2b87dc
  2. #d82bdc
  3. #dc802b
  4. #2fdc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10395e
  2. #1a60a0
  3. #2b87dc
  4. #6dace7
  5. #aed1f2

Shades

#2b87dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b87dc
  2. #277ac6
  3. #226cb0
  4. #1e5f9a
  5. #1a5184
  6. #16446e
  7. #113658
  8. #0d2942
  9. #091b2c
  10. #040e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b87dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b87dc
  2. #4093e0
  3. #559fe3
  4. #6babe7
  5. #80b7ea
  6. #95c3ee
  7. #aacff1
  8. #bfdbf5
  9. #d5e7f8
  10. #eaf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b87dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b87dc
  2. #3486d3
  3. #3c86ca
  4. #4585c0
  5. #4d84b7
  6. #5684ae
  7. #5e83a5
  8. #67829c
  9. #6f8192
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b85ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e8cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e8ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a81db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b87dc {
  color: #2b87dc;
}
Background
.bg-2b87dc {
  background-color: #2b87dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b87dc {
  border: 2px solid #2b87dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b87dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 135 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b87dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b87dc, #2b2fdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b87dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 135 220 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.08 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.37 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.62 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.36 #d47823 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2b87dc  rgb(43, 135, 220)  hsl(209, 72%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#dc802b  rgb(220, 128, 43)  hsl(29, 72%, 52%)  Bronze
#dc2b87  rgb(220, 43, 135)  hsl(329, 72%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#87dc2b  rgb(135, 220, 43)  hsl(89, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green