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#2F8CD8

#2f8cd8 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f8cd8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 54.9% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.24% cyan, 35.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 206.98°, with 68.42% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.2432

Complementary

  1. #2f8cd8
  2. #d87b2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f8cd8
  2. #d82f38
  3. #d8cf2f

Analogous

  1. #2fd8cf
  2. #2f8cd8
  3. #2f38d8

Triadic

  1. #2f8cd8
  2. #d82f8c
  3. #8cd82f

Tetradic

  1. #2f8cd8
  2. #7b2fd8
  3. #d87b2f
  4. #8cd82f

Square

  1. #2f8cd8
  2. #cf2fd8
  3. #d87b2f
  4. #38d82f

Monochromatic

  1. #113b5d
  2. #1d649d
  3. #2f8cd8
  4. #6fb0e4
  5. #b0d3f0

Shades

#2f8cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f8cd8
  2. #2a7ec2
  3. #2670ad
  4. #216297
  5. #1c5482
  6. #18466c
  7. #133856
  8. #0e2a41
  9. #091c2b
  10. #050e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f8cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f8cd8
  2. #4498dc
  3. #59a3e0
  4. #6dafe4
  5. #82bae8
  6. #97c6ec
  7. #acd1ef
  8. #c1ddf3
  9. #d5e8f7
  10. #eaf4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f8cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f8cd8
  2. #378bcf
  3. #3f8ac6
  4. #4788be
  5. #4f87b5
  6. #5886ac
  7. #6085a3
  8. #68849a
  9. #708292
  10. #788189
  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 #6e89ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6890db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5080d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578eda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4585d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f8cd8 {
  color: #2f8cd8;
}
Background
.bg-2f8cd8 {
  background-color: #2f8cd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f8cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #2f8cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f8cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 140 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 68% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f8cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8cd8, #2f38d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f8cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 140 216 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.21 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.18 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.14 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.16 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.62 #d07327 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#2f8cd8  rgb(47, 140, 216)  hsl(207, 68%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#d87b2f  rgb(216, 123, 47)  hsl(27, 68%, 52%)  Ochre
#d82f8c  rgb(216, 47, 140)  hsl(327, 68%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8cd82f  rgb(140, 216, 47)  hsl(87, 68%, 52%)  Yellow Green