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#2C8AEF

#2c8aef ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c8aef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.59% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 211.08°, with 85.9% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2494

Complementary

  1. #2c8aef
  2. #ef912c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8aef
  2. #ef302c
  3. #ebef2c

Analogous

  1. #2cebef
  2. #2c8aef
  3. #302cef

Triadic

  1. #2c8aef
  2. #ef2c8a
  3. #8aef2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8aef
  2. #912cef
  3. #ef912c
  4. #8aef2c

Square

  1. #2c8aef
  2. #ef2ceb
  3. #ef912c
  4. #2cef30

Monochromatic

  1. #093f79
  2. #0f64c0
  3. #2c8aef
  4. #73b1f4
  5. #bad9fa

Shades

#2c8aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8aef
  2. #287cd7
  3. #236ebf
  4. #1f61a7
  5. #1a538f
  6. #164578
  7. #123760
  8. #0d2948
  9. #091c30
  10. #040e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8aef
  2. #4196f1
  3. #56a1f2
  4. #6badf4
  5. #80b9f5
  6. #96c5f7
  7. #abd0f9
  8. #c0dcfa
  9. #d5e8fc
  10. #eaf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8aef
  2. #3489e4
  3. #3d88d9
  4. #4587ce
  5. #4e86c3
  6. #5685b8
  7. #5e84ac
  8. #6783a1
  9. #6f8296
  10. #78818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f89bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5792f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3181ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #498ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f85ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8aef {
  color: #2c8aef;
}
Background
.bg-2c8aef {
  background-color: #2c8aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8aef {
  border: 2px solid #2c8aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 138 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8aef, #302cef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 138 239 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.16 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.38 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.24 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.22 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.97 #d37510 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8aef  rgb(44, 138, 239)  hsl(211, 86%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#ef912c  rgb(239, 145, 44)  hsl(31, 86%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#ef2c8a  rgb(239, 44, 138)  hsl(331, 86%, 55%)  Deep Pink
#8aef2c  rgb(138, 239, 44)  hsl(91, 86%, 55%)  Lawn Green