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#378DCD

#378dcd ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#378dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 55.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.17% cyan, 31.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 205.6°, with 60% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.2427

Complementary

  1. #378dcd
  2. #cd7737

Split complementary

  1. #378dcd
  2. #cd3742
  3. #cdc237

Analogous

  1. #37cdc2
  2. #378dcd
  3. #3742cd

Triadic

  1. #378dcd
  2. #cd378d
  3. #8dcd37

Tetradic

  1. #378dcd
  2. #7737cd
  3. #cd7737
  4. #8dcd37

Square

  1. #378dcd
  2. #c237cd
  3. #cd7737
  4. #42cd37

Monochromatic

  1. #153a56
  2. #256493
  3. #378dcd
  4. #74b0dc
  5. #b1d3ec

Shades

#378dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #378dcd
  2. #327fb9
  3. #2c71a4
  4. #276390
  5. #21557b
  6. #1c4767
  7. #163852
  8. #112a3e
  9. #0b1c29
  10. #060e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#378dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #378dcd
  2. #4b98d2
  3. #5fa4d7
  4. #73afdc
  5. #87bbe1
  6. #9bc6e6
  7. #afd1eb
  8. #c3ddf0
  9. #d7e8f5
  10. #ebf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#378dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #378dcd
  2. #3e8cc5
  3. #468abe
  4. #4d89b6
  5. #5488ae
  6. #5c87a7
  7. #63859f
  8. #6a8497
  9. #71838f
  10. #798188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #708fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b81cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e8ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f86cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-378dcd {
  color: #378dcd;
}
Background
.bg-378dcd {
  background-color: #378dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-378dcd {
  border: 2px solid #378dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #378dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 141 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-378dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #378dcd, #3742cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-378dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 141 205 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.64 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.49 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.50 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.63 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.65 #c87232 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#378dcd  rgb(55, 141, 205)  hsl(206, 60%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#cd7737  rgb(205, 119, 55)  hsl(26, 60%, 51%)  Ochre
#cd378d  rgb(205, 55, 141)  hsl(326, 60%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8dcd37  rgb(141, 205, 55)  hsl(86, 60%, 51%)  Yellow Green