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#2D8DCF

#2d8dcf ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d8dcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 55.29% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 204.44°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2411

Complementary

  1. #2d8dcf
  2. #cf6f2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d8dcf
  2. #cf2d3c
  3. #cfc02d

Analogous

  1. #2dcfc0
  2. #2d8dcf
  3. #2d3ccf

Triadic

  1. #2d8dcf
  2. #cf2d8d
  3. #8dcf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d8dcf
  2. #6f2dcf
  3. #cf6f2d
  4. #8dcf2d

Square

  1. #2d8dcf
  2. #c02dcf
  3. #cf6f2d
  4. #3ccf2d

Monochromatic

  1. #123751
  2. #1f6290
  3. #2d8dcf
  4. #6aafdf
  5. #a9d1ec

Shades

#2d8dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d8dcf
  2. #297fba
  3. #2471a6
  4. #206391
  5. #1b557c
  6. #174768
  7. #123853
  8. #0e2a3e
  9. #091c29
  10. #050e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d8dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d8dcf
  2. #4298d4
  3. #57a4d9
  4. #6cafdd
  5. #81bbe2
  6. #96c6e7
  7. #abd1ec
  8. #c0ddf1
  9. #d5e8f5
  10. #eaf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d8dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d8dcf
  2. #358cc7
  3. #3e8abf
  4. #4689b7
  5. #4e88af
  6. #5787a8
  7. #5f85a0
  8. #678498
  9. #6f8390
  10. #788188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e89a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5880ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b8ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a85ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d8dcf {
  color: #2d8dcf;
}
Background
.bg-2d8dcf {
  background-color: #2d8dcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d8dcf {
  border: 2px solid #2d8dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d8dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 141 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d8dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8dcf, #2d3ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d8dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 141 207 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.93 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.71 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.87 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.03 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.28 #d27230 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2d8dcf  rgb(45, 141, 207)  hsl(204, 64%, 49%)  Bleu de France
#cf6f2d  rgb(207, 111, 45)  hsl(24, 64%, 49%)  Chocolate
#cf2d8d  rgb(207, 45, 141)  hsl(324, 64%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dcf2d  rgb(141, 207, 45)  hsl(84, 64%, 49%)  Yellow Green