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#2B8AEB

#2b8aeb ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b8aeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 54.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.7% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 210.31°, with 82.76% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.77.

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Relative luminance0.2469

Complementary

  1. #2b8aeb
  2. #eb8c2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b8aeb
  2. #eb2c2b
  3. #eaeb2b

Analogous

  1. #2beaeb
  2. #2b8aeb
  3. #2c2beb

Triadic

  1. #2b8aeb
  2. #eb2b8a
  3. #8aeb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b8aeb
  2. #8c2beb
  3. #eb8c2b
  4. #8aeb2b

Square

  1. #2b8aeb
  2. #eb2bea
  3. #eb8c2b
  4. #2beb2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3e72
  2. #1164b8
  3. #2b8aeb
  4. #71b1f2
  5. #b7d7f8

Shades

#2b8aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b8aeb
  2. #277cd4
  3. #226ebc
  4. #1e61a5
  5. #1a538d
  6. #164576
  7. #11375e
  8. #0d2947
  9. #091c2f
  10. #040e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b8aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b8aeb
  2. #4096ed
  3. #55a1ef
  4. #6badf1
  5. #80b9f3
  6. #95c5f5
  7. #aad0f7
  8. #bfdcf9
  9. #d5e8fb
  10. #eaf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b8aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b8aeb
  2. #3489e0
  3. #3c88d6
  4. #4587cb
  5. #4d86c0
  6. #5685b6
  7. #5e84ab
  8. #6783a0
  9. #6f8295
  10. #78818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f89b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5991ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3780e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b8fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3384ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b8aeb {
  color: #2b8aeb;
}
Background
.bg-2b8aeb {
  background-color: #2b8aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b8aeb {
  border: 2px solid #2b8aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b8aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 138 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b8aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b8aeb, #2c2beb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b8aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 138 235 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.77 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.01 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.07 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.93 #d47514 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2b8aeb  rgb(43, 138, 235)  hsl(210, 83%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#eb8c2b  rgb(235, 140, 43)  hsl(30, 83%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#eb2b8a  rgb(235, 43, 138)  hsl(330, 83%, 55%)  Deep Pink
#8aeb2b  rgb(138, 235, 43)  hsl(90, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green