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#2C8BDA

#2c8bda ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8bda is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 54.51% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 36.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 207.24°, with 70.16% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2406

Complementary

  1. #2c8bda
  2. #da7b2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8bda
  2. #da2c34
  3. #dad22c

Analogous

  1. #2cdad2
  2. #2c8bda
  3. #2c34da

Triadic

  1. #2c8bda
  2. #da2c8b
  3. #8bda2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8bda
  2. #7b2cda
  3. #da7b2c
  4. #8bda2c

Square

  1. #2c8bda
  2. #d22cda
  3. #da7b2c
  4. #34da2c

Monochromatic

  1. #103a5d
  2. #1c639e
  3. #2c8bda
  4. #6dafe5
  5. #aed3f1

Shades

#2c8bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8bda
  2. #287dc4
  3. #236fae
  4. #1f6199
  5. #1a5383
  6. #16466d
  7. #123857
  8. #0d2a41
  9. #091c2c
  10. #040e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8bda
  2. #4197de
  3. #56a2e1
  4. #6baee5
  5. #80b9e9
  6. #96c5ed
  7. #abd1f0
  8. #c0dcf4
  9. #d5e8f8
  10. #eaf3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8bda
  2. #348ad1
  3. #3d89c8
  4. #4588bf
  5. #4e87b6
  6. #5686ad
  7. #5e84a4
  8. #67839b
  9. #6f8292
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e88ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #668fdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7fd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #548edc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4184d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8bda {
  color: #2c8bda;
}
Background
.bg-2c8bda {
  background-color: #2c8bda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8bda {
  border: 2px solid #2c8bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 139 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8bda, #2c34da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 139 218 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.99 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.88 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.92 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.55 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.73 #d37425 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8bda  rgb(44, 139, 218)  hsl(207, 70%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#da7b2c  rgb(218, 123, 44)  hsl(27, 70%, 51%)  Ochre
#da2c8b  rgb(218, 44, 139)  hsl(327, 70%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8bda2c  rgb(139, 218, 44)  hsl(87, 70%, 51%)  Yellow Green