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#2E8ADE

#2e8ade ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e8ade is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.12% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.28% cyan, 37.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 208.64°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.31.

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Relative luminance0.2403

Complementary

  1. #2e8ade
  2. #de822e

Split complementary

  1. #2e8ade
  2. #de2e32
  3. #deda2e

Analogous

  1. #2ededa
  2. #2e8ade
  3. #2e32de

Triadic

  1. #2e8ade
  2. #de2e8a
  3. #8ade2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8ade
  2. #822ede
  3. #de822e
  4. #8ade2e

Square

  1. #2e8ade
  2. #da2ede
  3. #de822e
  4. #32de2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103b63
  2. #1a63a5
  3. #2e8ade
  4. #70afe8
  5. #b2d4f3

Shades

#2e8ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8ade
  2. #297cc8
  3. #256eb2
  4. #20619b
  5. #1c5385
  6. #17456f
  7. #123759
  8. #0e2943
  9. #091c2c
  10. #050e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8ade
  2. #4396e1
  3. #58a1e5
  4. #6dade8
  5. #82b9eb
  6. #97c5ef
  7. #abd0f2
  8. #c0dcf5
  9. #d5e8f8
  10. #eaf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8ade
  2. #3689d5
  3. #3e88cb
  4. #4787c2
  5. #4f86b8
  6. #5785af
  7. #5f84a6
  8. #67839c
  9. #708293
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e88b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #628fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #528de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e84dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8ade {
  color: #2e8ade;
}
Background
.bg-2e8ade {
  background-color: #2e8ade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8ade {
  border: 2px solid #2e8ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8ade, #2e32de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 222 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.31 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.62 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.08 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.53 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.76 #d17521 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2e8ade  rgb(46, 138, 222)  hsl(209, 73%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#de822e  rgb(222, 130, 46)  hsl(29, 73%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#de2e8a  rgb(222, 46, 138)  hsl(329, 73%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#8ade2e  rgb(138, 222, 46)  hsl(89, 73%, 53%)  Yellow Green