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#2E85E2

#2e85e2 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e85e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 52.16% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.65% cyan, 41.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 211°, with 75.63% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.2285

Complementary

  1. #2e85e2
  2. #e28b2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e85e2
  2. #e2312e
  3. #dfe22e

Analogous

  1. #2edfe2
  2. #2e85e2
  3. #312ee2

Triadic

  1. #2e85e2
  2. #e22e85
  3. #85e22e

Tetradic

  1. #2e85e2
  2. #8b2ee2
  3. #e28b2e
  4. #85e22e

Square

  1. #2e85e2
  2. #e22edf
  3. #e28b2e
  4. #2ee231

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3a68
  2. #185fac
  3. #2e85e2
  4. #71aceb
  5. #b4d3f5

Shades

#2e85e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e85e2
  2. #2978cb
  3. #256ab5
  4. #205d9e
  5. #1c5088
  6. #174371
  7. #12355a
  8. #0e2844
  9. #091b2d
  10. #050d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e85e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e85e2
  2. #4391e5
  3. #589de8
  4. #6daaeb
  5. #82b6ee
  6. #97c2f1
  7. #abcef3
  8. #c0daf6
  9. #d5e7f9
  10. #eaf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e85e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e85e2
  2. #3685d8
  3. #3e84ce
  4. #4784c5
  5. #4f83bb
  6. #5783b1
  7. #5f82a7
  8. #67829d
  9. #708194
  10. #78818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b84b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #578ce6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #377ce0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a89e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3480e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e85e2 {
  color: #2e85e2;
}
Background
.bg-2e85e2 {
  background-color: #2e85e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e85e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2e85e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e85e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 133 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e85e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e85e2, #312ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e85e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 133 226 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.93 #d17a1d Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2e85e2  rgb(46, 133, 226)  hsl(211, 76%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#e28b2e  rgb(226, 139, 46)  hsl(31, 76%, 53%)  Fulvous
#e22e85  rgb(226, 46, 133)  hsl(331, 76%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#85e22e  rgb(133, 226, 46)  hsl(91, 76%, 53%)  Inchworm