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#2C8DDE

#2c8dde ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8dde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.18% cyan, 36.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 207.3°, with 72.95% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.2486

Complementary

  1. #2c8dde
  2. #de7d2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8dde
  2. #de2c34
  3. #ded62c

Analogous

  1. #2cded6
  2. #2c8dde
  3. #2c34de

Triadic

  1. #2c8dde
  2. #de2c8d
  3. #8dde2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8dde
  2. #7d2cde
  3. #de7d2c
  4. #8dde2c

Square

  1. #2c8dde
  2. #d62cde
  3. #de7d2c
  4. #34de2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3c62
  2. #1a65a4
  3. #2c8dde
  4. #6eb1e8
  5. #b0d4f3

Shades

#2c8dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8dde
  2. #287fc8
  3. #2371b2
  4. #1f639b
  5. #1a5585
  6. #16476f
  7. #123859
  8. #0d2a43
  9. #091c2c
  10. #040e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8dde
  2. #4198e1
  3. #56a4e5
  4. #6bafe8
  5. #80bbeb
  6. #96c6ef
  7. #abd1f2
  8. #c0ddf5
  9. #d5e8f8
  10. #eaf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8dde
  2. #348cd5
  3. #3d8acb
  4. #4589c2
  5. #4e88b8
  6. #5687af
  7. #5e85a6
  8. #67849c
  9. #6f8393
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6791e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c81dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5590e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4186dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8dde {
  color: #2c8dde;
}
Background
.bg-2c8dde {
  background-color: #2c8dde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8dde {
  border: 2px solid #2c8dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 141 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8dde, #2c34de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 141 222 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.75 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.60 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.55 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.03 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.36 #d37221 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8dde  rgb(44, 141, 222)  hsl(207, 73%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#de7d2c  rgb(222, 125, 44)  hsl(27, 73%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#de2c8d  rgb(222, 44, 141)  hsl(327, 73%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8dde2c  rgb(141, 222, 44)  hsl(87, 73%, 52%)  Yellow Green