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#2E88DC

#2e88dc ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e88dc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 53.33% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.09% cyan, 38.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 208.97°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.2336

Complementary

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #dc822e

Split complementary

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #dc2e31
  3. #dcd92e

Analogous

  1. #2edcd9
  2. #2e88dc
  3. #2e31dc

Triadic

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #dc2e88
  3. #88dc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #822edc
  3. #dc822e
  4. #88dc2e

Square

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #d92edc
  3. #dc822e
  4. #31dc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103a61
  2. #1b61a2
  3. #2e88dc
  4. #70ade7
  5. #b1d3f2

Shades

#2e88dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #297ac6
  3. #256db0
  4. #205f9a
  5. #1c5284
  6. #17446e
  7. #123658
  8. #0e2942
  9. #091b2c
  10. #050e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e88dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #4394e0
  3. #58a0e3
  4. #6dace7
  5. #82b8ea
  6. #97c4ee
  7. #abcff1
  8. #c0dbf5
  9. #d5e7f8
  10. #eaf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e88dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #3687d3
  3. #3e86ca
  4. #4786c0
  5. #4f85b7
  6. #5784ae
  7. #5f83a5
  8. #67829c
  9. #708292
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c86af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #608ddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #508bde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d82db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e88dc {
  color: #2e88dc;
}
Background
.bg-2e88dc {
  background-color: #2e88dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e88dc {
  border: 2px solid #2e88dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e88dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 136 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e88dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e88dc, #2e31dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e88dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 136 220 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.78 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.11 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.86 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.38 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.46 #d17723 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2e88dc  rgb(46, 136, 220)  hsl(209, 71%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#dc822e  rgb(220, 130, 46)  hsl(29, 71%, 52%)  Bronze
#dc2e88  rgb(220, 46, 136)  hsl(329, 71%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#88dc2e  rgb(136, 220, 46)  hsl(89, 71%, 52%)  Yellow Green