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#2D8EEB

#2d8eeb ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d8eeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 55.69% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.85% cyan, 39.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 209.37°, with 82.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 0.78.

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Relative luminance0.259

Complementary

  1. #2d8eeb
  2. #eb8a2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d8eeb
  2. #eb2d2f
  3. #ebe92d

Analogous

  1. #2debe9
  2. #2d8eeb
  3. #2d2feb

Triadic

  1. #2d8eeb
  2. #eb2d8e
  3. #8eeb2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d8eeb
  2. #8a2deb
  3. #eb8a2d
  4. #8eeb2d

Square

  1. #2d8eeb
  2. #e92deb
  3. #eb8a2d
  4. #2feb2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4174
  2. #1268ba
  3. #2d8eeb
  4. #73b4f2
  5. #b9d9f8

Shades

#2d8eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d8eeb
  2. #2980d4
  3. #2472bc
  4. #2063a5
  5. #1b558d
  6. #174776
  7. #12395e
  8. #0e2b47
  9. #091c2f
  10. #050e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d8eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d8eeb
  2. #4299ed
  3. #57a5ef
  4. #6cb0f1
  5. #81bbf3
  6. #96c7f5
  7. #abd2f7
  8. #c0ddf9
  9. #d5e8fb
  10. #eaf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d8eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d8eeb
  2. #358de0
  3. #3e8bd6
  4. #468acb
  5. #4e88c0
  6. #5787b6
  7. #5f86ab
  8. #6784a0
  9. #6f8395
  10. #78818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718cb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6194ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4183e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5192ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a88ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d8eeb {
  color: #2d8eeb;
}
Background
.bg-2d8eeb {
  background-color: #2d8eeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d8eeb {
  border: 2px solid #2d8eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d8eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 142 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d8eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8eeb, #2d2feb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d8eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 142 235 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 0.78 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 1.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.41 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.09 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.70 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.10 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.21 #d27114 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2d8eeb  rgb(45, 142, 235)  hsl(209, 83%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#eb8a2d  rgb(235, 138, 45)  hsl(29, 83%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#eb2d8e  rgb(235, 45, 142)  hsl(329, 83%, 55%)  Deep Pink
#8eeb2d  rgb(142, 235, 45)  hsl(89, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green