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#2E8CD9

#2e8cd9 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e8cd9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.9% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.8% cyan, 35.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 207.02°, with 69.23% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.2435

Complementary

  1. #2e8cd9
  2. #d97b2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e8cd9
  2. #d92e36
  3. #d9d12e

Analogous

  1. #2ed9d1
  2. #2e8cd9
  3. #2e36d9

Triadic

  1. #2e8cd9
  2. #d92e8c
  3. #8cd92e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8cd9
  2. #7b2ed9
  3. #d97b2e
  4. #8cd92e

Square

  1. #2e8cd9
  2. #d12ed9
  3. #d97b2e
  4. #36d92e

Monochromatic

  1. #113b5d
  2. #1d649e
  3. #2e8cd9
  4. #6fb0e5
  5. #afd3f1

Shades

#2e8cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8cd9
  2. #297ec3
  3. #2570ae
  4. #206298
  5. #1c5482
  6. #17466d
  7. #123857
  8. #0e2a41
  9. #091c2b
  10. #050e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8cd9
  2. #4398dd
  3. #58a3e1
  4. #6dafe4
  5. #82bae8
  6. #97c6ec
  7. #abd1f0
  8. #c0ddf4
  9. #d5e8f7
  10. #eaf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8cd9
  2. #368bd0
  3. #3e8ac7
  4. #4788be
  5. #4f87b5
  6. #5786ad
  7. #5f85a4
  8. #67849b
  9. #708292
  10. #788189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e89ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6890dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f80d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #568edb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4485d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8cd9 {
  color: #2e8cd9;
}
Background
.bg-2e8cd9 {
  background-color: #2e8cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 140 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 69% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8cd9, #2e36d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 140 217 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.13 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.09 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.17 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.19 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.70 #d17326 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2e8cd9  rgb(46, 140, 217)  hsl(207, 69%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#d97b2e  rgb(217, 123, 46)  hsl(27, 69%, 52%)  Ochre
#d92e8c  rgb(217, 46, 140)  hsl(327, 69%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8cd92e  rgb(140, 217, 46)  hsl(87, 69%, 52%)  Yellow Green