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#2C8AEE

#2c8aee ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c8aee is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 54.12% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.51% cyan, 42.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 210.93°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.06.

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Relative luminance0.2489

Complementary

  1. #2c8aee
  2. #ee902c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8aee
  2. #ee2f2c
  3. #ebee2c

Analogous

  1. #2cebee
  2. #2c8aee
  3. #2f2cee

Triadic

  1. #2c8aee
  2. #ee2c8a
  3. #8aee2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8aee
  2. #902cee
  3. #ee902c
  4. #8aee2c

Square

  1. #2c8aee
  2. #ee2ceb
  3. #ee902c
  4. #2cee2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3f77
  2. #0f64be
  3. #2c8aee
  4. #73b1f4
  5. #bad9f9

Shades

#2c8aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8aee
  2. #287cd6
  3. #236ebe
  4. #1f61a7
  5. #1a538f
  6. #164577
  7. #12375f
  8. #0d2947
  9. #091c30
  10. #040e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8aee
  2. #4196f0
  3. #56a1f1
  4. #6badf3
  5. #80b9f5
  6. #96c5f7
  7. #abd0f8
  8. #c0dcfa
  9. #d5e8fc
  10. #eaf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8aee
  2. #3489e3
  3. #3d88d8
  4. #4587cd
  5. #4e86c2
  6. #5685b7
  7. #5e84ac
  8. #6783a1
  9. #6f8296
  10. #78818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f89ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5792f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3381ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a8ff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3085ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8aee {
  color: #2c8aee;
}
Background
.bg-2c8aee {
  background-color: #2c8aee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8aee {
  border: 2px solid #2c8aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 138 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8aee, #2f2cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 138 238 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.06 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.42 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.30 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.17 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.95 #d37511 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8aee  rgb(44, 138, 238)  hsl(211, 85%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#ee902c  rgb(238, 144, 44)  hsl(31, 85%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#ee2c8a  rgb(238, 44, 138)  hsl(331, 85%, 55%)  Deep Pink
#8aee2c  rgb(138, 238, 44)  hsl(91, 85%, 55%)  Lawn Green