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#2C8EBD

#2c8ebd ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8ebd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 55.69% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.72% cyan, 24.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 199.45°, with 62.23% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.2356

Complementary

  1. #2c8ebd
  2. #bd5b2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8ebd
  2. #bd2c46
  3. #bda42c

Analogous

  1. #2cbda4
  2. #2c8ebd
  3. #2c46bd

Triadic

  1. #2c8ebd
  2. #bd2c8e
  3. #8ebd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8ebd
  2. #5b2cbd
  3. #bd5b2c
  4. #8ebd2c

Square

  1. #2c8ebd
  2. #a42cbd
  3. #bd5b2c
  4. #46bd2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3141
  2. #1e5f7f
  3. #2c8ebd
  4. #5cb1d9
  5. #9acfe8

Shades

#2c8ebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8ebd
  2. #2880aa
  3. #237297
  4. #1f6384
  5. #1a5571
  6. #16475f
  7. #12394c
  8. #0d2b39
  9. #091c26
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8ebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8ebd
  2. #4199c4
  3. #56a5ca
  4. #6bb0d1
  5. #80bbd7
  6. #96c7de
  7. #abd2e5
  8. #c0ddeb
  9. #d5e8f2
  10. #eaf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8ebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8ebd
  2. #348db7
  3. #3d8bb1
  4. #458aab
  5. #4e88a5
  6. #56879f
  7. #5e8698
  8. #678492
  9. #6f838c
  10. #788186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c899f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #637fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5385bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8ebd {
  color: #2c8ebd;
}
Background
.bg-2c8ebd {
  background-color: #2c8ebd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8ebd {
  border: 2px solid #2c8ebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8ebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 142 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8ebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8ebd, #2c46bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8ebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 142 189 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.76 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.17 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.30 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.16 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.37 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.34 #d37142 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#2c8ebd  rgb(44, 142, 189)  hsl(199, 62%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#bd5b2c  rgb(189, 91, 44)  hsl(19, 62%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#bd2c8e  rgb(189, 44, 142)  hsl(319, 62%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ebd2c  rgb(142, 189, 44)  hsl(79, 62%, 46%)  Apple Green