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#2E90BF

#2e90bf ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e90bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 56.47% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.92% cyan, 24.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 199.45°, with 61.18% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.2429

Complementary

  1. #2e90bf
  2. #bf5d2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e90bf
  2. #bf2e47
  3. #bfa62e

Analogous

  1. #2ebfa6
  2. #2e90bf
  3. #2e47bf

Triadic

  1. #2e90bf
  2. #bf2e90
  3. #90bf2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e90bf
  2. #5d2ebf
  3. #bf5d2e
  4. #90bf2e

Square

  1. #2e90bf
  2. #a62ebf
  3. #bf5d2e
  4. #47bf2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103344
  2. #1f6281
  3. #2e90bf
  4. #61b2d9
  5. #9ed0e8

Shades

#2e90bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e90bf
  2. #2982ac
  3. #257399
  4. #206586
  5. #1c5673
  6. #174860
  7. #123a4c
  8. #0e2b39
  9. #091d26
  10. #050e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e90bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e90bf
  2. #439bc5
  3. #58a6cc
  4. #6db1d2
  5. #82bcd9
  6. #97c8df
  7. #abd3e5
  8. #c0deec
  9. #d5e9f2
  10. #eaf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e90bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e90bf
  2. #368eb9
  3. #3e8db2
  4. #478bac
  5. #4f8aa6
  6. #5788a0
  7. #5f8699
  8. #678593
  9. #70838d
  10. #788286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798fc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6581be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5487bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e90bf {
  color: #2e90bf;
}
Background
.bg-2e90bf {
  background-color: #2e90bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e90bf {
  border: 2px solid #2e90bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e90bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 144 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e90bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e90bf, #2e47bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e90bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 144 191 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.88 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.10 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.63 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.06 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.72 #d16f40 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#2e90bf  rgb(46, 144, 191)  hsl(199, 61%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#bf5d2e  rgb(191, 93, 46)  hsl(19, 61%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#bf2e90  rgb(191, 46, 144)  hsl(319, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#90bf2e  rgb(144, 191, 46)  hsl(79, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green