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#2E87DD

#2e87dd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e87dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.19% cyan, 38.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 209.49°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.2313

Complementary

  1. #2e87dd
  2. #dd842e

Split complementary

  1. #2e87dd
  2. #dd2e2f
  3. #dddc2e

Analogous

  1. #2edddc
  2. #2e87dd
  3. #2e2fdd

Triadic

  1. #2e87dd
  2. #dd2e87
  3. #87dd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e87dd
  2. #842edd
  3. #dd842e
  4. #87dd2e

Square

  1. #2e87dd
  2. #dc2edd
  3. #dd842e
  4. #2fdd2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103a62
  2. #1b60a4
  3. #2e87dd
  4. #70ade8
  5. #b2d3f2

Shades

#2e87dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e87dd
  2. #297ac7
  3. #256cb1
  4. #205f9b
  5. #1c5185
  6. #17446f
  7. #123658
  8. #0e2942
  9. #091b2c
  10. #050e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e87dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e87dd
  2. #4393e0
  3. #589fe4
  4. #6dabe7
  5. #82b7eb
  6. #97c3ee
  7. #abcff1
  8. #c0dbf5
  9. #d5e7f8
  10. #eaf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e87dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e87dd
  2. #3686d4
  3. #3e86ca
  4. #4785c1
  5. #4f84b8
  6. #5784af
  7. #5f83a5
  8. #67829c
  9. #708193
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c85af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e8de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f8adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b81dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e87dd {
  color: #2e87dd;
}
Background
.bg-2e87dd {
  background-color: #2e87dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e87dd {
  border: 2px solid #2e87dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e87dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 135 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e87dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e87dd, #2e2fdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e87dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 135 221 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.58 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.19 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.38 #d17822 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2e87dd  rgb(46, 135, 221)  hsl(209, 72%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#dd842e  rgb(221, 132, 46)  hsl(29, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#dd2e87  rgb(221, 46, 135)  hsl(329, 72%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#87dd2e  rgb(135, 221, 46)  hsl(89, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green