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#2B91DC

#2b91dc ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b91dc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 56.86% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.45% cyan, 34.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 205.42°, 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.2593

Complementary

  1. #2b91dc
  2. #dc762b

Split complementary

  1. #2b91dc
  2. #dc2b39
  3. #dcce2b

Analogous

  1. #2bdcce
  2. #2b91dc
  3. #2b39dc

Triadic

  1. #2b91dc
  2. #dc2b91
  3. #91dc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b91dc
  2. #762bdc
  3. #dc762b
  4. #91dc2b

Square

  1. #2b91dc
  2. #ce2bdc
  3. #dc762b
  4. #39dc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #103d5e
  2. #1a67a0
  3. #2b91dc
  4. #6db3e7
  5. #aed5f2

Shades

#2b91dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b91dc
  2. #2783c6
  3. #2274b0
  4. #1e669a
  5. #1a5784
  6. #16496e
  7. #113a58
  8. #0d2c42
  9. #091d2c
  10. #040f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b91dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b91dc
  2. #409ce0
  3. #55a7e3
  4. #6bb2e7
  5. #80bdea
  6. #95c8ee
  7. #aad3f1
  8. #bfdef5
  9. #d5e9f8
  10. #eaf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b91dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b91dc
  2. #348fd3
  3. #3c8eca
  4. #458cc0
  5. #4d8ab7
  6. #5689ae
  7. #5e87a5
  8. #67859c
  9. #6f8392
  10. #788289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e94df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5484db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a93de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4789db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b91dc {
  color: #2b91dc;
}
Background
.bg-2b91dc {
  background-color: #2b91dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b91dc {
  border: 2px solid #2b91dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b91dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 145 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b91dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b91dc, #2b39dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b91dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 145 220 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.26 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.32 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.75 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.94 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.96 #d46e23 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2b91dc  rgb(43, 145, 220)  hsl(205, 72%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#dc762b  rgb(220, 118, 43)  hsl(25, 72%, 52%)  Chocolate
#dc2b91  rgb(220, 43, 145)  hsl(325, 72%, 52%)  Mulberry
#91dc2b  rgb(145, 220, 43)  hsl(85, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green