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#2C8FDA

#2c8fda ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8fda is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 56.08% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 34.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 205.86°, 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.2524

Complementary

  1. #2c8fda
  2. #da772c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8fda
  2. #da2c38
  3. #dace2c

Analogous

  1. #2cdace
  2. #2c8fda
  3. #2c38da

Triadic

  1. #2c8fda
  2. #da2c8f
  3. #8fda2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8fda
  2. #772cda
  3. #da772c
  4. #8fda2c

Square

  1. #2c8fda
  2. #ce2cda
  3. #da772c
  4. #38da2c

Monochromatic

  1. #103c5d
  2. #1c669e
  3. #2c8fda
  4. #6db2e5
  5. #aed4f1

Shades

#2c8fda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8fda
  2. #2881c4
  3. #2372ae
  4. #1f6499
  5. #1a5683
  6. #16486d
  7. #123957
  8. #0d2b41
  9. #091d2c
  10. #040e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8fda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8fda
  2. #419ade
  3. #56a5e1
  4. #6bb1e5
  5. #80bce9
  6. #96c7ed
  7. #abd2f0
  8. #c0ddf4
  9. #d5e9f8
  10. #eaf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8fda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8fda
  2. #348ed1
  3. #3d8cc8
  4. #458bbf
  5. #4e89b6
  6. #5688ad
  7. #5e86a4
  8. #67859b
  9. #6f8392
  10. #788289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c92dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5382d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5991dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4688d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8fda {
  color: #2c8fda;
}
Background
.bg-2c8fda {
  background-color: #2c8fda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8fda {
  border: 2px solid #2c8fda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8fda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 143 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8fda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8fda, #2c38da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8fda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 143 218 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.84 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.26 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.21 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.25 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.85 #d37025 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8fda  rgb(44, 143, 218)  hsl(206, 70%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#da772c  rgb(218, 119, 44)  hsl(26, 70%, 51%)  Chocolate
#da2c8f  rgb(218, 44, 143)  hsl(326, 70%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8fda2c  rgb(143, 218, 44)  hsl(86, 70%, 51%)  Yellow Green