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#2E87CF

#2e87cf ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e87cf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 52.94% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.78% cyan, 34.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 206.83°, with 63.64% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2241

Complementary

  1. #2e87cf
  2. #cf762e

Split complementary

  1. #2e87cf
  2. #cf2e37
  3. #cfc72e

Analogous

  1. #2ecfc7
  2. #2e87cf
  3. #2e37cf

Triadic

  1. #2e87cf
  2. #cf2e87
  3. #87cf2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e87cf
  2. #762ecf
  3. #cf762e
  4. #87cf2e

Square

  1. #2e87cf
  2. #c72ecf
  3. #cf762e
  4. #37cf2e

Monochromatic

  1. #123552
  2. #205e90
  3. #2e87cf
  4. #6babde
  5. #aacfec

Shades

#2e87cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e87cf
  2. #297aba
  3. #256ca6
  4. #205f91
  5. #1c517c
  6. #174468
  7. #123653
  8. #0e293e
  9. #091b29
  10. #050e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e87cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e87cf
  2. #4393d4
  3. #589fd9
  4. #6dabdd
  5. #82b7e2
  6. #97c3e7
  7. #abcfec
  8. #c0dbf1
  9. #d5e7f5
  10. #eaf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e87cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e87cf
  2. #3686c7
  3. #3e86bf
  4. #4785b7
  5. #4f84af
  6. #5784a8
  7. #5f83a0
  8. #678298
  9. #708190
  10. #788188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a84a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #658ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e7cce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5489d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4380ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e87cf {
  color: #2e87cf;
}
Background
.bg-2e87cf {
  background-color: #2e87cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e87cf {
  border: 2px solid #2e87cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e87cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 135 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e87cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e87cf, #2e37cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e87cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 135 207 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.60 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.98 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.34 #d17830 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2e87cf  rgb(46, 135, 207)  hsl(207, 64%, 50%)  Bleu de France
#cf762e  rgb(207, 118, 46)  hsl(27, 64%, 50%)  Ochre
#cf2e87  rgb(207, 46, 135)  hsl(327, 64%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#87cf2e  rgb(135, 207, 46)  hsl(87, 64%, 50%)  Yellow Green