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#2C6DAA

#2c6daa ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c6daa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 42.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 35.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 209.05°, with 58.88% saturation and 41.96% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #2c6daa
  2. #aa692c

Split complementary

  1. #2c6daa
  2. #aa2c2e
  3. #aaa82c

Analogous

  1. #2caaa8
  2. #2c6daa
  3. #2c2eaa

Triadic

  1. #2c6daa
  2. #aa2c6d
  3. #6daa2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c6daa
  2. #692caa
  3. #aa692c
  4. #6daa2c

Square

  1. #2c6daa
  2. #a82caa
  3. #aa692c
  4. #2eaa2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1f30
  2. #1c466d
  3. #2c6daa
  4. #5193d2
  5. #8db9e2

Shades

#2c6daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c6daa
  2. #286299
  3. #235788
  4. #1f4c77
  5. #1a4166
  6. #163755
  7. #122c44
  8. #0d2133
  9. #091622
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c6daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c6daa
  2. #417cb3
  3. #568abb
  4. #6b99c4
  5. #80a7cc
  6. #96b6d5
  7. #abc5dd
  8. #c0d3e6
  9. #d5e2ee
  10. #eaf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c6daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c6daa
  2. #346fa6
  3. #3d71a2
  4. #45739d
  5. #4e7599
  6. #567795
  7. #5e7891
  8. #677a8d
  9. #6f7c88
  10. #787e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576b88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5170ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f65a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #456fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3868a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c6daa {
  color: #2c6daa;
}
Background
.bg-2c6daa {
  background-color: #2c6daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c6daa {
  border: 2px solid #2c6daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c6daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 109 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 59% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c6daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c6daa, #2c2eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c6daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 109 170 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.95 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.23 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.44 #d39255 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#2c6daa  rgb(44, 109, 170)  hsl(209, 59%, 42%)  French Blue
#aa692c  rgb(170, 105, 44)  hsl(29, 59%, 42%)  Copper
#aa2c6d  rgb(170, 44, 109)  hsl(329, 59%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6daa2c  rgb(109, 170, 44)  hsl(89, 59%, 42%)  Kelly Green