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#2C8BDD

#2c8bdd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8bdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.09% cyan, 37.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 207.8°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.2422

Complementary

  1. #2c8bdd
  2. #dd7e2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8bdd
  2. #dd2c32
  3. #ddd72c

Analogous

  1. #2cddd7
  2. #2c8bdd
  3. #2c32dd

Triadic

  1. #2c8bdd
  2. #dd2c8b
  3. #8bdd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8bdd
  2. #7e2cdd
  3. #dd7e2c
  4. #8bdd2c

Square

  1. #2c8bdd
  2. #d72cdd
  3. #dd7e2c
  4. #32dd2c

Monochromatic

  1. #103b60
  2. #1a63a2
  3. #2c8bdd
  4. #6eafe8
  5. #b0d3f2

Shades

#2c8bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8bdd
  2. #287dc7
  3. #236fb1
  4. #1f619b
  5. #1a5385
  6. #16466f
  7. #123858
  8. #0d2a42
  9. #091c2c
  10. #040e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8bdd
  2. #4197e0
  3. #56a2e4
  4. #6baee7
  5. #80b9eb
  6. #96c5ee
  7. #abd1f1
  8. #c0dcf5
  9. #d5e8f8
  10. #eaf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8bdd
  2. #348ad4
  3. #3d89ca
  4. #4588c1
  5. #4e87b8
  6. #5686af
  7. #5e84a5
  8. #67839c
  9. #6f8293
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e89b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6490e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4980db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #538edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f84dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8bdd {
  color: #2c8bdd;
}
Background
.bg-2c8bdd {
  background-color: #2c8bdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8bdd {
  border: 2px solid #2c8bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 139 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8bdd, #2c32dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 139 221 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.57 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.18 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.62 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.88 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.63 #d37422 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8bdd  rgb(44, 139, 221)  hsl(208, 72%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#dd7e2c  rgb(221, 126, 44)  hsl(28, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#dd2c8b  rgb(221, 44, 139)  hsl(328, 72%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8bdd2c  rgb(139, 221, 44)  hsl(88, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green