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#2C8FE8

#2c8fe8 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8fe8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.03% cyan, 38.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 208.4°, with 80.34% saturation and 54.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.2601

Complementary

  1. #2c8fe8
  2. #e8852c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8fe8
  2. #e82c31
  3. #e8e32c

Analogous

  1. #2ce8e3
  2. #2c8fe8
  3. #2c31e8

Triadic

  1. #2c8fe8
  2. #e82c8f
  3. #8fe82c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8fe8
  2. #852ce8
  3. #e8852c
  4. #8fe82c

Square

  1. #2c8fe8
  2. #e32ce8
  3. #e8852c
  4. #31e82c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c406f
  2. #1468b4
  3. #2c8fe8
  4. #71b4f0
  5. #b6d8f7

Shades

#2c8fe8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8fe8
  2. #2881d1
  3. #2372ba
  4. #1f64a2
  5. #1a568b
  6. #164874
  7. #12395d
  8. #0d2b46
  9. #091d2e
  10. #040e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8fe8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8fe8
  2. #419aea
  3. #56a5ed
  4. #6bb1ef
  5. #80bcf1
  6. #96c7f4
  7. #abd2f6
  8. #c0ddf8
  9. #d5e9fa
  10. #eaf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8fe8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8fe8
  2. #348ede
  3. #3d8cd3
  4. #458bc9
  5. #4e89be
  6. #5688b4
  7. #5e86aa
  8. #67859f
  9. #6f8395
  10. #78828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718db8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6495ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4684e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5392ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d88e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009cc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8fe8 {
  color: #2c8fe8;
}
Background
.bg-2c8fe8 {
  background-color: #2c8fe8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8fe8 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8fe8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8fe8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 143 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8fe8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8fe8, #2c31e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8fe8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 143 232 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.27 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 2.31 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.80 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.48 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.80 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.32 #d37017 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2c8fe8  rgb(44, 143, 232)  hsl(208, 80%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#e8852c  rgb(232, 133, 44)  hsl(28, 80%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#e82c8f  rgb(232, 44, 143)  hsl(328, 80%, 54%)  Deep Pink
#8fe82c  rgb(143, 232, 44)  hsl(88, 80%, 54%)  Inchworm