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#2C8CD5

#2c8cd5 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.34% cyan, 34.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 205.92°, with 66.8% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.241

Complementary

  1. #2c8cd5
  2. #d5752c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8cd5
  2. #d52c37
  3. #d5ca2c

Analogous

  1. #2cd5ca
  2. #2c8cd5
  3. #2c37d5

Triadic

  1. #2c8cd5
  2. #d52c8c
  3. #8cd52c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8cd5
  2. #752cd5
  3. #d5752c
  4. #8cd52c

Square

  1. #2c8cd5
  2. #ca2cd5
  3. #d5752c
  4. #37d52c

Monochromatic

  1. #113957
  2. #1e6297
  3. #2c8cd5
  4. #6cafe2
  5. #acd2ee

Shades

#2c8cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8cd5
  2. #287ec0
  3. #2370aa
  4. #1f6295
  5. #1a5480
  6. #16466b
  7. #123855
  8. #0d2a40
  9. #091c2b
  10. #040e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8cd5
  2. #4198d9
  3. #56a3dd
  4. #6bafe2
  5. #80bae6
  6. #96c6ea
  7. #abd1ee
  8. #c0ddf2
  9. #d5e8f7
  10. #eaf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8cd5
  2. #348bcd
  3. #3d8ac4
  4. #4588bc
  5. #4e87b3
  6. #5686ab
  7. #5e85a2
  8. #67849a
  9. #6f8291
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e89ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a8fd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5180d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578ed7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4585d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8cd5 {
  color: #2c8cd5;
}
Background
.bg-2c8cd5 {
  background-color: #2c8cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 140 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8cd5, #2c37d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 140 213 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.88 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.75 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.30 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.10 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.48 #d3732a Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8cd5  rgb(44, 140, 213)  hsl(206, 67%, 50%)  Bleu de France
#d5752c  rgb(213, 117, 44)  hsl(26, 67%, 50%)  Chocolate
#d52c8c  rgb(213, 44, 140)  hsl(326, 67%, 50%)  Mulberry
#8cd52c  rgb(140, 213, 44)  hsl(86, 67%, 50%)  Yellow Green