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#2C8CCC

#2c8ccc ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8ccc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 54.9% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.43% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 64.52% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2365

Complementary

  1. #2c8ccc
  2. #cc6c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8ccc
  2. #cc2c3c
  3. #ccbc2c

Analogous

  1. #2cccbc
  2. #2c8ccc
  3. #2c3ccc

Triadic

  1. #2c8ccc
  2. #cc2c8c
  3. #8ccc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8ccc
  2. #6c2ccc
  3. #cc6c2c
  4. #8ccc2c

Square

  1. #2c8ccc
  2. #bc2ccc
  3. #cc6c2c
  4. #3ccc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #11364e
  2. #1e618d
  3. #2c8ccc
  4. #66aede
  5. #a5d0ec

Shades

#2c8ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8ccc
  2. #287eb8
  3. #2370a3
  4. #1f628f
  5. #1a547a
  6. #164666
  7. #123852
  8. #0d2a3d
  9. #091c29
  10. #040e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8ccc
  2. #4198d1
  3. #56a3d6
  4. #6bafdb
  5. #80bae0
  6. #96c6e6
  7. #abd1eb
  8. #c0ddf0
  9. #d5e8f5
  10. #eaf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8ccc
  2. #348bc4
  3. #3d8abd
  4. #4588b5
  5. #4e87ae
  6. #5686a6
  7. #5e859e
  8. #678497
  9. #6f828f
  10. #788188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d88a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b8dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a84cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8ccc {
  color: #2c8ccc;
}
Background
.bg-2c8ccc {
  background-color: #2c8ccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8ccc {
  border: 2px solid #2c8ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 140 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8ccc, #2c3ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 140 204 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.62 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.71 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.84 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.67 #d37333 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8ccc  rgb(44, 140, 204)  hsl(204, 65%, 49%)  Bleu de France
#cc6c2c  rgb(204, 108, 44)  hsl(24, 65%, 49%)  Chocolate
#cc2c8c  rgb(204, 44, 140)  hsl(324, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ccc2c  rgb(140, 204, 44)  hsl(84, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green