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#2C8DCD

#2c8dcd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 55.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.54% cyan, 31.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 203.85°, with 64.66% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2399

Complementary

  1. #2c8dcd
  2. #cd6c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8dcd
  2. #cd2c3c
  3. #cdbc2c

Analogous

  1. #2ccdbc
  2. #2c8dcd
  3. #2c3ccd

Triadic

  1. #2c8dcd
  2. #cd2c8d
  3. #8dcd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8dcd
  2. #6c2ccd
  3. #cd6c2c
  4. #8dcd2c

Square

  1. #2c8dcd
  2. #bc2ccd
  3. #cd6c2c
  4. #3ccd2c

Monochromatic

  1. #11364f
  2. #1e628e
  3. #2c8dcd
  4. #67afde
  5. #a6d0ec

Shades

#2c8dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8dcd
  2. #287fb9
  3. #2371a4
  4. #1f6390
  5. #1a557b
  6. #164767
  7. #123852
  8. #0d2a3e
  9. #091c29
  10. #040e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8dcd
  2. #4198d2
  3. #56a4d7
  4. #6bafdc
  5. #80bbe1
  6. #96c6e6
  7. #abd1eb
  8. #c0ddf0
  9. #d5e8f5
  10. #eaf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8dcd
  2. #348cc5
  3. #3d8abe
  4. #4589b6
  5. #4e88ae
  6. #5687a7
  7. #5e859f
  8. #678497
  9. #6f838f
  10. #788188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d89a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5980cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b8ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b85cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8dcd {
  color: #2c8dcd;
}
Background
.bg-2c8dcd {
  background-color: #2c8dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8dcd {
  border: 2px solid #2c8dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 141 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8dcd, #2c3ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 141 205 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.92 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.03 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.63 #d37232 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8dcd  rgb(44, 141, 205)  hsl(204, 65%, 49%)  Bleu de France
#cd6c2c  rgb(205, 108, 44)  hsl(24, 65%, 49%)  Chocolate
#cd2c8d  rgb(205, 44, 141)  hsl(324, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dcd2c  rgb(141, 205, 44)  hsl(84, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green