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#3A8ECF

#3a8ecf ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a8ecf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 55.69% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.98% cyan, 31.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 206.17°, with 60.82% saturation and 51.96% 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 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.2475

Complementary

  1. #3a8ecf
  2. #cf7b3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a8ecf
  2. #cf3a44
  3. #cfc53a

Analogous

  1. #3acfc5
  2. #3a8ecf
  3. #3a44cf

Triadic

  1. #3a8ecf
  2. #cf3a8e
  3. #8ecf3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a8ecf
  2. #7b3acf
  3. #cf7b3a
  4. #8ecf3a

Square

  1. #3a8ecf
  2. #c53acf
  3. #cf7b3a
  4. #44cf3a

Monochromatic

  1. #163c5a
  2. #256698
  3. #3a8ecf
  4. #78b1de
  5. #b5d5ed

Shades

#3a8ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a8ecf
  2. #3480ba
  3. #2e72a6
  4. #296391
  5. #23557c
  6. #1d4768
  7. #173953
  8. #112b3e
  9. #0c1c29
  10. #060e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a8ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a8ecf
  2. #4e99d4
  3. #61a5d9
  4. #75b0dd
  5. #89bbe2
  6. #9dc7e7
  7. #b0d2ec
  8. #c4ddf1
  9. #d8e8f5
  10. #ebf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a8ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a8ecf
  2. #418dc7
  3. #488bbf
  4. #4f8ab7
  5. #5688af
  6. #5d87a8
  7. #6486a0
  8. #6b8498
  9. #728390
  10. #798188
  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 #718ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7090d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c82ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f8fd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5087ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0098b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a8ecf {
  color: #3a8ecf;
}
Background
.bg-3a8ecf {
  background-color: #3a8ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3a8ecf {
  border: 2px solid #3a8ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a8ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 142 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a8ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a8ecf, #3a44cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a8ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 142 207 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.92 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.94 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.17 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.65 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.76 #c57130 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#3a8ecf  rgb(58, 142, 207)  hsl(206, 61%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#cf7b3a  rgb(207, 123, 58)  hsl(26, 61%, 52%)  Bronze
#cf3a8e  rgb(207, 58, 142)  hsl(326, 61%, 52%)  Mulberry
#8ecf3a  rgb(142, 207, 58)  hsl(86, 61%, 52%)  Yellow Green