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#2C8DDA

#2c8dda ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8dda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 35.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 206.55°, 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.2465

Complementary

  1. #2c8dda
  2. #da792c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8dda
  2. #da2c36
  3. #dad02c

Analogous

  1. #2cdad0
  2. #2c8dda
  3. #2c36da

Triadic

  1. #2c8dda
  2. #da2c8d
  3. #8dda2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8dda
  2. #792cda
  3. #da792c
  4. #8dda2c

Square

  1. #2c8dda
  2. #d02cda
  3. #da792c
  4. #36da2c

Monochromatic

  1. #103b5d
  2. #1c649e
  3. #2c8dda
  4. #6db0e5
  5. #aed3f1

Shades

#2c8dda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8dda
  2. #287fc4
  3. #2371ae
  4. #1f6399
  5. #1a5583
  6. #16476d
  7. #123857
  8. #0d2a41
  9. #091c2c
  10. #040e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8dda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8dda
  2. #4198de
  3. #56a4e1
  4. #6bafe5
  5. #80bbe9
  6. #96c6ed
  7. #abd1f0
  8. #c0ddf4
  9. #d5e8f8
  10. #eaf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8dda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8dda
  2. #348cd1
  3. #3d8ac8
  4. #4589bf
  5. #4e88b6
  6. #5687ad
  7. #5e85a4
  8. #67849b
  9. #6f8392
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8aaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6991dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f81d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578fdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4486d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8dda {
  color: #2c8dda;
}
Background
.bg-2c8dda {
  background-color: #2c8dda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8dda {
  border: 2px solid #2c8dda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8dda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 141 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8dda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8dda, #2c36da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8dda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 141 218 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.09 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.40 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.56 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.78 #d37225 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8dda  rgb(44, 141, 218)  hsl(207, 70%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#da792c  rgb(218, 121, 44)  hsl(27, 70%, 51%)  Ochre
#da2c8d  rgb(218, 44, 141)  hsl(327, 70%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8dda2c  rgb(141, 218, 44)  hsl(87, 70%, 51%)  Yellow Green