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#2E8FCF

#2e8fcf ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e8fcf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 56.08% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.78% cyan, 30.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 203.85°, 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2473

Complementary

  1. #2e8fcf
  2. #cf6e2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e8fcf
  2. #cf2e3f
  3. #cfbf2e

Analogous

  1. #2ecfbf
  2. #2e8fcf
  3. #2e3fcf

Triadic

  1. #2e8fcf
  2. #cf2e8f
  3. #8fcf2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8fcf
  2. #6e2ecf
  3. #cf6e2e
  4. #8fcf2e

Square

  1. #2e8fcf
  2. #bf2ecf
  3. #cf6e2e
  4. #3fcf2e

Monochromatic

  1. #123952
  2. #206490
  3. #2e8fcf
  4. #6bb1de
  5. #aad2ec

Shades

#2e8fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8fcf
  2. #2981ba
  3. #2572a6
  4. #206491
  5. #1c567c
  6. #174868
  7. #123953
  8. #0e2b3e
  9. #091d29
  10. #050e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8fcf
  2. #439ad4
  3. #58a5d9
  4. #6db1dd
  5. #82bce2
  6. #97c7e7
  7. #abd2ec
  8. #c0ddf1
  9. #d5e9f5
  10. #eaf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8fcf
  2. #368ec7
  3. #3e8cbf
  4. #478bb7
  5. #4f89af
  6. #5788a8
  7. #5f86a0
  8. #678598
  9. #708390
  10. #788288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7190d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b82ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d90d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d87ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8fcf {
  color: #2e8fcf;
}
Background
.bg-2e8fcf {
  background-color: #2e8fcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8fcf {
  border: 2px solid #2e8fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 143 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8fcf, #2e3fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 143 207 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.47 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.48 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.93 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.03 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.01 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.58 #d17030 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2e8fcf  rgb(46, 143, 207)  hsl(204, 64%, 50%)  Bleu de France
#cf6e2e  rgb(207, 110, 46)  hsl(24, 64%, 50%)  Chocolate
#cf2e8f  rgb(207, 46, 143)  hsl(324, 64%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fcf2e  rgb(143, 207, 46)  hsl(84, 64%, 50%)  Yellow Green